In our first game we came up against one of the Saudi teams, the team from Pre-Med. The Saudis at my school are decent at footy, but most importantly, they have all played together for quite some time, so their chemistry is pretty good. The match started with them doing most of the pressing, and we looking to catch them on the break, but we gradually built confidence and started getting into the match. We managed to go one ahead as I was put clean through on the break, coolly poked it past the 'keeper, and watched as the ball slide in for 1-0. The crowd went wild, and I kissed my Ghana badge as I had decided to wear my Ghana jersey, since it also is yellow, it could double for both Sweden and Ghana. See what I did there =)
However, Pre-Med managed to get a lucky goal back from a corner, and even though we pressed for a second goal, sort of Barcelona-Chelsea style, it was them that managed to get the vital goal a minute from time, and they proceeded to the finals as we were left to play for third. It was a bitter blow, especially since we had so many chances, but that is life.
Against the Polish Division, who had lost their game against the Saudi Medical division, we started brightly. Lots of possesion, and when I was allowed the space to turn in midfield I found Atul with a pass and he made no mistake and buried it into the net for 1-0. Get In! We even got a penalty which was dispatched Zambia style by Alaa, and we were looking good value. We increased our lead to 4-0, after a goalie-defender-striker scramble, I could just tap it into an empty net for my second goal of the cup. Someone else scored as well, and we entered sort of cruise mode. However, they Polish managed to pull back to 5-3 before we finally woke up and finished the game in style, winning 8-3.
We got the bronze, but our sights are for next year, when we will be looking to grab the gold.
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