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Marley, who everybody loved, climbed aboard the
rickety old market truck.
The smell of bananas in the truck was strong. But
the excitement was even stronger. They were all so
very excited. And off they go to the other side of
the city.
The two teams face each other on the pitch. They
are ready.
Every start of any competition is tense. Much more
when the other team appears stronger. And my
goodness they were! The Tigers are huge. The
goalkeeper besides tall, is enormous too. So much
so, from a distance, it is so difficult to imagine how
to squeeze the ball passed him to score a goal.
Right from the first blow of the referee’s whistle,
The Tigers are tackling hard, determined to win.
The Batutas feel scared; intimidated. They spend
most of the time on the defensive.
The Tigers’ supporters make such a hullaballoo of
noise, singing, chanting, jumping up and down.
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