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UWC-USAS ANNUAL SOCCER MATCH:

NOT ONLY A GAMEDUC LE('15)

After the first week of classes, in a Montezumas sunny day, UWC-USA

organized successfully the annual friendly soccer match between 1stand

2nd

year student. This is one of the most expected activities in school

year, which was attractive the whole college to come and support in many

years since it was established.

From dawn, the campuss atmosphere was charged by excitement. May

be everyone had had a sleepless night to look forward to the match and

clock was going to the important time. Other works were done so quicklyand it seems that everything was ready.

At the beginning of match, the 2nd

students appeared suddenly from the

Castle and came to the field with confidence of experienced players. The

other side, our 1stteam had gathered so early and they were really excited

about the coming competition. Today, experience will fight with the

power of youth to find who is the winner.

A whistle resounded, the game began under blazing heat of sun, but heat

on the field was more than that. Not only boys, but also our girls took part

in this match with 100% enthusiasm, and they were professional like anyboys. Wonderful, incredible shoots, passes, tackles, saves, crossings, etc

appeared so much making the game more exciting than what you canimagine. Outside the pitch, supporters of both team shouted and

encouraged their one eagerly, promoted attraction to high and high. So

many dangerous situations were created. However, the only thing that

everyone was waiting, a goal, had not come.

Finally, what will be will be. Sixth minute of the match, after receiving a

good pass of teammate, Connor Fox finished spectacularly, put 1styear

team ahead. Six minutes later, Morgan, one of the best players of 1 styear,

scored and doubled distance for his team. At that time, 2nd year team

looked like waked up from sleep. They attacked and put opponents goal

in emergency. At 38th minute, Otto van Wassenaer shot in target and

maked a beautiful goal, kindled hope again for his team. However, 2-1

was the result of 1sthalf.

The match became more dynamic than ever when 2ndhalf started. Team

of 2nd

year students attacked patiently to find a goal. Meanwhile, Firsties

were calm to resist any danger. Strain lasted about 25 minutes before 4th

goal appeared. After a mistake led to a penalty for 2nd years, on the

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penalty spot, Liam Brown did not make any error, scored a goal to

equalize result. All 2nd

year students burst out shouting in happiness and

thought of an amazing victory. However, 6 minutes later, once again, 1st

year team went ahead by an own goal of Saliou, when he was making an

effort to save the ball. Now, balance was broken and may be, victorywould be belonging to 1styears. But only following 6 minutes, Micha

Kretschmann defined the finally result of that match, it was 3-3.

Although no team won the game, this result pleased everyone. Wereached aim, which we want to gain when we decided to organize this

game. Team spirit is more and more developed after this match.

Furthermore, we also improved unity of school, thanks to our teams

enthusiasm and friendliness. It was not a serious game, only an

interesting activity in order to make us closer. Because, anyway, we are abig FAMILY.

1styears 2

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Goals

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Conor Fox (USA) 6 Otto van Wassenaer (Netherlands) 38

Morgan Ingenthron (USA) 12(Saliou), 76 Liam Brown (USA) 70 (PK)

Micha Kretschmann (Germany) 82Shots

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Shots on goal

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Corners

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