Soccer
Today was the day! Cade Scott Veach age 7, from Chandler,Arizona still couldn’t believe he had been lucky enough to win the big soccer sweepstakes. The grand prize had been tickets to watch his favorite team the TempeTigers at the stadium. Cade was especially excited because as the big winner he was going to get to sit on the bench with Lane and Wyatt! Also, Cade could take Britt and Ryan to the game , too.
Once inside the stadium, Cade,Britt, and Ryan were ushered to the Tigers locker room
“Cade, you’ve been such a big fan of ours that we’d like to make you an honorary member of the Tigers,” the coach said. “Here’s your very own uniform.”
The coach then turned to the players. “Okay everybody, let’s win this one for Cade!”
The team all cheered and ran out to the field.
Cade,Britt, and Ryan hurried to their seats on the bench. They didn’t want to miss the opening kick off.
As they sat down, the referee tossed the coin. The Tigers won the coin toss, and decided that they would kick off.
The ball was kicked into play. The players dribbled the ball down the field.
“Go team!” yelled Cade.
Cade watched excitedly as the ball went up and down the field. His team kept making runs at the goal but hadn’t been able to score yet. The opposing team was the Brentwood Rebels and they had already scored once.
Suddenly, Cade heard a whistle. One of the TempeTigers had been fouled by the other team and was lying on the ground clutching his leg.
With all the excitement on the field, no one noticed that the ball was zooming through the air right towards Cade. What could he do? Thinking fast, Cade gave the ball a mighty kick. Up, up in the air the ball went.
That was quite a kick.” The coach said to Cade .“We have an injured player and the team needs a player to kick the free kick. Have you ever kicked a free kick before Cade?”
“Sure! I love playing Soccer! I know I can score on the free kick for you,” Cade said.
Cade could not believe his good luck. He was actually going to get a chance to help the Tempe Tigers win the game!
Lane and Wyatt walked up and said, “Glad you are going to try our free kick, Cade. We know you can score.”
Cade lined up in front of the goal to kick the ball.
The coach yelled, “I know you can do it Cade, .”
Cade looked at the soccerball lying on the field. With all of his might, he kicked the ball straight at the goal.
The goalie from the Brentwood Rebels jumped towards the ball as it flew through the air. The soccerball sailed by the goalie’s hands and into the net.
Now the score was tied, but Cade wanted the TempeTigers to win.
Cade used all his soccer skills. He dribbled the ball down the field/ he trapped the ball with the top of his foot. He even used his head to pass.
“Way to go Cade,” yelled the coach from the sidelines. “That was a great header!”
Cade kept looking for the shot but hadn’t scored another goal. There was less than a minute left in the game and Cade was getting tired, but he couldn’t disappoint his team.
The ball came towards Cade but he was far from the goal. Suddenly, he saw an opening.
“Do I really have the shot?” wondered Cade.
There was only one way to find out Cade. used all his strength and tried a long kick. The crowd grew silent as the ball flashed through the air. The ball hit the edge of the goal for just a second, then bounced into the net. Score!
Cade had scored the winning goal! The Tempe Tigers had won the game! The crowd started chanting, “Cade,Cade!” The other players hoisted Cade above their shoulders and marched him around the field.
“This has been the best day of my life Cade,” said to Britt and Ryan.
As the coach handed Cade the Most Valuable Player trophy, he said, “Cade you can play on our team any day. You’re a real soccer superstar!”