The Thrilling Thunder

On the weekend the Wainui Thunder football team played our very final game of the season. We were playing our rivals Mangapapa. For about six or seven years Mangapapa have beaten Wainui in the finals and we have always received the silver medals. This year though, our team had beaten Mangapa twice with the scoreline about 8-1. We were at the top of the table and after winning the inter school tournament after a penalty shoot out, we were pumped and ready to take them on in the finals.

Our coach (my dad) told us our line up. We had Seve and I as strikers, Gavin left mid, Sam right mid, Ziggy centre mid, Charlie left back, Chester centre back and Toby as right back. Our old coach, and our current coach said some encouraging words and we went into our positions. Shea and Rory were our substitutes for now so that they would be fresh to put on soon! Mangapapa got into their positions and with us full of nerves and excitement the ref blew his whistle.

It was a great game, and our closest game of the season. After the first half was over, the score was only about 2-0. We started the second half with a couple of changes and managed to score another goal. After about 10 minutes into the second half we swapped our left mid with the left back and managed to score another couple. Finally it was the last play of the match and we were all buzzing with pride. The final whistle blew and we were filled with joy. After so many years Wainui had finally won. There was a short ceremony and we received two medals each and two trophies for our team. We had won the primary 'A' league and the knockout cup.