Descriptive Essay About A Soccer Game

The bus pulled up behind the two sets of bleachers and came to a stop as the excitement on the bus died down. This was it. One by one we all marched off the bus and walked to the bench while mentally preparing ourselves for the game that was about to be played. I sat down on the grass next to the bench and began to put on my socks and shinguards. It was a beautiful, sunny, and hot day. I wouldn’t have normally minded but playing in a soccer game while it’s hot isn’t the most fun thing in the world. This was my first time playing in a varsity game and of course it just so happened to be the district finals game. Since it was an away game for us, the other team had a bunch of students showing up to watch. There was so many of them I’m sure it had to be half of their school. They were already so loud and the game hadn’t even started yet. As the team warmed up and it became closer to the start of the game, my heart began pounding in my chest. I was so nervous especially because I was the only JV player pulled up for districts that got to play in a game. Soon, both teams lined up on the sideline to go over the team rosters. The time it took to get through every player seemed to go on for forever. I couldn’t wait for this to all be over so my nerves could die down. Then, the game began. I wasn’t …show more content…
All the seniors seemed a little down that the season but they all still had smiles on their faces. Matt gave a typical end-of-the-season coach speech of how it’s been a great few months and he can’t wait what’s to come next season. He gave the captains a chance to talk which got half the team to cry. Seeing how close all these girls were after playing together for just a short time made me want to be a part of this team even more. Even though we lost that game, our team knew the only thing that really mattered was that we were more than a team. We were a