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dribbles passed two other players, leaving them
lying on the ground. Zelé is closed down by their
half back and he manages to cross the ball to
Salsicha waiting in the goal mouth. The cross is well
timed and Salsicha heads the ball high into the
back of the net.
“Gooooaaaaaaaalllllllll”
The Batutas supporters go bananas.
“♫One all……One all….One all♫” They all chant.
“What a goal” someone shouted.
“What a cross” Cesar shouted even louder.
The Tigers are not used to be being beaten. They
do not like it. Their supporters are screaming at
them to play better. The game quickly re-starts;
The Batudas need another goal, similar to the last
one! The Tigers defence becomes more solid, they
realise they are up against a good team. They mark
Zelé, they mark Salsicha, and they keep tight
control of the goal area.
The game becomes a dead lock, both teams
defending, defending, defending. The last few
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