The beautiful game!

With the football fever on, so thought of putting some thoughts into words....

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The national anthem

The whistle

The passes

Running with the ball

The defense

The tackle

The foul and

The faking of the foul

The yellow card

The red card

The adamant referee

And the innocent players

The crowd

Jeering

And cheering

For every move made

The off-side trap

The free kick

The wall

The ball kissing the cross-bar

The shot saved

The goal-kick
Nervous defense

Fending off the swarming attackers

The corner

The header

The top-corner

And the goal

The ecstasy

The celebration

The shaken opposition

And the roaring crowd

The extra-time

The substitution

An all-out attempt

For the elusive goal

The hope

The despair

The frustration

Of a missed chance

The goal-keeper's smile

For a lucky break he got

The shouting coach

And finally an own goal

The brilliant footwork

The mistake

The lost chance

And finally the penalty kicks

Each shot scored

Each shot blocked

Becomes a nail driven

Into each others heart

The nervous team

The million hopes

This is it

The world stage

The striker

The kick

The goal-keeper's dive

And the goal

That was luck

Detractors would say

But only he and the goal-keeper know

It was - the beautiful game....

 

 

Rooting for Brazil as every time - love the way they make the game beautiful to watch.... :)