It was a very bright and sunny day and it was the very first game of the Great Lakes Soccer Tournament. The grass was perfectly cut and the air was crisp. Perfect soccer weather I thought. Though, there was one thing holding the perfect soccer weather being at its 100%. The big blinding sun that didn’t let any clouds roam the sky! That made it hard to see the ball when it was in the air. That’s one of the most annoying cons when you’re playing soccer. Once, at a corner kick, my team had the ball. Nick backed up to get ready for a powerful kick.
“Colorado!” He yelled. (We have secret code names for how we do the corner kick. Colorado means that the ball will go high and towards the goal).
Nick booted the ball up high. It went soaring towards the opponent's goal and I was in front of it. I could score! Wait! I can’t see! All I could see was pure yellow and orange, no ball in sight! I had no clue of what was going on! I closed my eyes, they were full of sun spots. The ball came down and Matheus kicked the ball and missed. I should have helped him but there was no way I could because I was blinded. I was getting a little mad. Darn it I said in my head.
Another time when that big blob of fire gave me a challenging time was when our goalie punted the ball up in the air and it sped towards me. Again, that sun was in my way! It blinded me once more. I struggled, trying to find the ball in the air. No ball! I looked down and tried to regain my sight. Sun spots all over the place. I blinked and squinted. At this point, I could not deal with this any more. I just needed some luck. I kept looking at the ground waiting for my luck. The perfect Puma ball bounced right in front of me. Yes! I quickly took the ball and dribbled up to the half. The other team was ganging up on me. I passed to Mitchell, Mitchell to Antonio, and a swift kick into the goal. Our team scored! Hooray! It was the highlight of the game!
“Colorado!” He yelled. (We have secret code names for how we do the corner kick. Colorado means that the ball will go high and towards the goal).
Nick booted the ball up high. It went soaring towards the opponent's goal and I was in front of it. I could score! Wait! I can’t see! All I could see was pure yellow and orange, no ball in sight! I had no clue of what was going on! I closed my eyes, they were full of sun spots. The ball came down and Matheus kicked the ball and missed. I should have helped him but there was no way I could because I was blinded. I was getting a little mad. Darn it I said in my head.
Another time when that big blob of fire gave me a challenging time was when our goalie punted the ball up in the air and it sped towards me. Again, that sun was in my way! It blinded me once more. I struggled, trying to find the ball in the air. No ball! I looked down and tried to regain my sight. Sun spots all over the place. I blinked and squinted. At this point, I could not deal with this any more. I just needed some luck. I kept looking at the ground waiting for my luck. The perfect Puma ball bounced right in front of me. Yes! I quickly took the ball and dribbled up to the half. The other team was ganging up on me. I passed to Mitchell, Mitchell to Antonio, and a swift kick into the goal. Our team scored! Hooray! It was the highlight of the game!