Soccer Update

The other day the middle school was told that there was going to be a soccer game at ICS. The soccer season had ended so we were all surprised that there was a soccer game out of the sudden. We were told about 2 weeks before so when the day came, I had already forgotten. I hadn’t brought the soccer uniform nor the cleats and socks. I wasn’t ready to play and I wasn’t feeling very well to go so I decided not to go to the game. Unfortunately, not many people were going so I was asked to go. I had to call my mom quickly so that I could get my uniform on time and be able to go play. My mom was able to get the stuff on time and I hurried to get ready. So we went to the school after a half hour bus ride. When we got there, we waited for the other team to get there so that we could start playing. We were having this game because the ICS school was having of a sports day. We were in the semifinals but the other team never came and we won for default so we went directly to play in the finals with ICS. The game was different than other games because we only played with 6 players including the goalkeeper and the game only lasted 30 minutes with 15 minutes each half. The game was quick but not that easy. The other team’s goalkeeper was very good and tough. She wasn’t afraid to jump in front of the ball and risk getting hurt. There was another girl that really got in my nerves because she wouldn’t let me play and one time, I  was running with the ball and she bumped into me from the side and I fell to the ground. I wasn’t hurt or anything but it really annoyed me. The rest of the game went pretty well. Marian scored a goal and the other team scored a goal, too. It was a tie so we went to penalties. After a long while of shooting at the goal, Eva scored a goal and we won the finals. We won the tournament and a trophy was given to us. Even though the game wasn’t that long, I had a really good time and enjoyed playing again.

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I know probably everyone who reads this post knows what soccer is but i would like to define it and explain the rules and concepts of this sport before I begin giving informing news about it. Soccer is a team sports with two teams of no more than 11 players. It is considered that it is the most popular sport in the world. Soccer is played in a rectangular grass field with two goals on the opposite sides. The goal is to manage to take the ball to the other side and get the ball inside the goal before the goalkeeper catches it. Each team consists of 11 players which include the substitutes and the goalkeeper. Thee only player that can touch the ball with their arms and hands is the goalkeeper.

At the beginning of a game or after a goal of  the opposite team, there is a kick-off in the center of the field. The two players that are going to kick the ball may be the only ones inside the circle. When a ball completely crosses the sides of the field, there is a throw-in. This throw-in has to be made by a soccer player from the opposite team which got the ball out. The ball must be thrown with both hands and over the player´s head. The player cannot jump or lift any foot when throwing the ball. A goal kick is made when the ball has crossed the goal line and a goal hasn´t been made. If the person who got it out was an attacker, then the goalkeeper kicks the ball. If the ball was taken out by a defender, the it is a corner kick. The corner kick is made by an attacker and the ball is kicked in the corner where the ball went out. Offside is one of the most complicated laws. There is an offside when an attacker is behind the last defense player and recieves the ball.

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