The Run

By Nishakaru Dkhar

He receives the ball from his teammate and turns to face the goal as he slowly caresses the ball to his feet. In a sudden spank, he passes the ball through the defender’s ready legs and receives it in a split second. Moving with the utmost delight and finesse, with the ball at his feet, he seemed like he was gliding with the wind, changing projectiles with the deftest touch. The screams of his teammates for a pass quickly faded as he moved two steps towards the goal and with a little faint to the left of the oncoming defender, he pushes the ball to the right and blasts past him. With only defender to beat, he runs towards him only to accelerate in another direction. A defender still in front of him, he looks up to check the placement of the goalkeeper. He spots the net towards the goalkeeper left and passes the ball curling around the keeper glove as the helpless defender slides across him. It’s a goal!

By Nishakaru Dkhar