You come running down the side of the field, until wham. you get slide tackled. this is the most important tournament of your youth season. and as a bonus, a ton of academy scouts were here.

you never got the proper chance to prove yourself to anyone. your coach, your teammates. anyone. the ref blew his whistle, it was a free kick.

you set the ball in the spot. everyone watched as the wall of players in front formed.

it wasn’t a crazy distance from the goal, yet it was not close either.