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This wouldn’t be his first attempt to score onhere without getting one past me Only he didn’t know I had that same kind of determination

I wasn’t relinquishing my focus I wouldn’t slip for one second No hesitation No fear My fingers tingled as I followed the path his eyes took I stepped out of the box as the crowd gasped I was far from the net, but it was the only way to take him down

I ran full-speed toward the bastard and swiped the ball under him out of bounds Fuck I wanted it back in ive me a choice

I walked back to the front of the net and waited for the opposition to set up a pass

My tea to cover the next shot

I saw it co before anyone else had tiertips long toward the goal post The ball grazed my palms as I clutched the leather and wrapped it in toward my belly

That was more like it

Sixteen countries had started in this tournaold medal Us and Brazil

The entire stadiu fans dressed and painted in our countries’ colors There was only one fan out there that old medal or a multi-million endorsement could

Aspen waved wildly fro, especially for an Airl

There was an injury tied to the sideline for a drink of water The heat wave had broken and ere dealing with more normal te minutes to decide the medal

It hadn’tto old around my neck

The injured player was hauled off the field and the crowd booed

I walked back to the goal This was it

My fingers twitched I squinted hard, narrowing in on ain They ran as if their lives depended on it, and here they did They were the ho in front of their fans The host city ready to take hoht we could win But I did