The corner kick was a right left bender
I was on the goal line as right back defender
the ball landed at their strikers feet
he took a shot that would be hard to beat.
Except, it hit me square on the chest
I proceeded to block it and do my best
but an autoresponse meant I caught the ball
everyone laughed and the ref made a call.
A penalty awarded, our lead had been thrown,
the same striker stepped up, to drive the ball home.
On his run up he slipped and barely touched the ball
our goalie collected and shouted a “forward” call.
But we all stood still laughing, as they still had zero,
I was relieved, transformed from villian to hero.
sdh 25/4/17