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| G-o-o-oal!: A Soccer Story Personalized Book Sample |
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| G-o-o-oal!: A Soccer Story Personalized Book Sample Story |
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| Today was the day! Bryan Francisco Rodriguez, age 5, from Los Angeles, California, still couldn't believe he had been lucky enough to win the big soccer sweepstakes. The grand prize had been tickets to watch his favorite team the Los Angeles Galaxy at the stadium. Bryan was especially excited because as the big winner he was going to get to sit on the bench with Landon Donovan! Also, Bryan could take Mom, Dad, and brother Bentley to the game, too. Once inside the stadium, Bryan, Mom, Dad, and brother Bentley were ushed to the Los Angeles Galaxy locker room "Bryan, you're such a big fan of ours that we'd like to make you an honorary member of the Los Angeles Galaxy," the coach said. "Here's your very own uniform." The coach then turned to the players. "Okay everybody, let's win this one for Bryan!" The team all cheered and ran out to the field. Bryan, Mom, Dad, and brother Bentley hurried to their seats on the bench. They didn't want to miss the opening kick off. As they sat down, the referee tossed the coin. The Los Angeles Galaxy won the coin toss, and decided that they would kick off. The ball was kicked into play. The players dribbled the ball down the field. "Go team!" yelled Bryan. Bryan watched excitedly as the ball went up and down the field. His team kept making runs at the goal but hadn't been able to score yet. The opposing team was the Houston Dynamo and they had already scored once. Suddenly, Bryan heard a whistle. One of the Los Angeles Galaxy had been fouled by the other team and was lying on the ground clutching his leg. With all the excitement on the field, no one noticed that the ball was zooming through the air right towards Bryan. What could he do? Thinking fast, Bryan gave the ball a mighty kick. Up, up in the air the ball went. "That was quite a kick," the coach said to Bryan. "We have an injured player and the team needs a player to kick the free kick. Have you ever kicked a free kick before, Bryan?" "Sure! I love playing soccer! I know I can score on the free kick for you," Bryan said. Bryan could not believe his good luck. He was actually going to get a chance to help the Los Angeles Galaxy win the game! Landon Donovan walked up and said, "Glad you are going to try our free kick, Bryan. We know you can score." Bryan lined up in front of the goal to kick the ball. The coach yelled, "I know you can do it, Bryan!" Bryan looked at the soccerball lying on the field. With all his might, he kicked the ball straight at the goal. The goalie from the Houston Dynamo jumped towards the ball as it flew through the air. The soccerball sailed by the goalie's hands and into the net. Now the score was tied, but Bryan wanted the Los Angeles Galaxy to win. Bryan used all his soccer skills. He dribbled the ball down the field. He trapped the ball with the top of his foot. "Way to go Bryan," yelled the coach from the sidelines. Bryan kept looking for the shot but hadn't scored another goal. There was less than a minute left in the game and Bryan was getting tired, but he couldn't disappoint his team. The ball came towards Bryan but he was far from the goal. Suddenly, he saw an opening. "Do I really have the shot?" wondered Bryan. There was only one way to find out. Bryan used all his strength and tried a long kick. The crowd grew silent as the ball flashed through the air. The ball hit the edge of the goal for just a second, then bounced into the net. Score! Bryan had scored the winning goal! The Los Angeles Galaxy had won the game! The crowd started chanting, "Bryan, Bryan!" The other players hoisted Bryan above their shoulders and marched him around the field. "This has been the best day of my life," Bryan said to Mom, Dad, and brother Bentley. As the coach handed Bryan the Most Valuable Player trophy, he said, "Bryan, you can play on our team any day. You're a real soccer superstar! |
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