A Hockey Match
INTRO
Last Sunday, I saw a very interesting hockey match. It was
played between the Khalsa School and Guru Har Krishan Public School. Mr. Dayan
Chand and Balbir Singh acted as referees. It was played at Ram Lila Grounds.
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BODY
A large number of students and teachers had come to see the
match. The referee gave long whistles and the captains of both the teams came
forward. A coin was tossed in the air. The Khalsa’s won the toss and chose
their favourable side.
Both the teams were in their proper uniforms. The Khalsa
players had blue shirts and white shorts while the players of Guru Har Krishan
Public School had white shirts and white shorts.
The match started at 3 PM. It was quite brisk from the very
beginning. The Khalsa’s pressed hard but could not score a goal. They got two
short corners but failed to score. Their center forward rushed at an amazing
speed. But he was checked by the full-backs of the competitors. The ball was
passed and re-passed like a shuttlecock, neither side could score a goal. So,
the first half was event-less.
After the half-time
interval, the teams changed their sides. The game began again. The players of
Guru Har Krishan Public School got a short corner and scored a goal. There were
shouts of joy from the supporters of Guru Har Krishan Public School and from
the spectators. Sticks went up in the air but during the next few minutes, the
Khalsa’s scored an equalizer. Shouts of joy from the Khalsa side dominated the
sky. The game became more interesting.
The Khalsa’s rushed forward. Their captain played very nicely He ran with the
ball into the D and hit it hard. But the goalkeeper of the rival team was very
alert. He checked the ball and foiled all the attempts of the rival team. The
spectators raised shouts of joy
CONCLUSION
Now, the time was almost over. Each side tried hard to win
the game. But all their efforts came to a naught. The referees blew long
whistles and declared that the game was over.
They were given extra time to play Now, each side tried hard
to score a goal. But neither team could succeed. Thus the match ended in a draw
It was really a well-contested match.