9. Essay A Hockey Match (10th/12/2nd Year/BA/B. Sc) by AG Ahmad
Essay No. 9
-- A Hockey Match --
A hockey
match is always interesting whether it is played at national level or
international level. Everybody takes much interest in this game. Modern media
has made this game more popular. At school level, it is also liked and played. As it is wisely said,
“Hockey is a man’s game. The team with
most real men wins”.
It is very popular and
enjoyed all over the world. It is my favourite game. I like it very much. I
play it and like to see it being played either on the ground or on the
television. This noble game is full of excitement, thrill, discipline, team-
spirit, cooperation and hard work. Many children play hockey in the streets
due to lack of grounds. As someone has rightly said,
“Street
hockey is great for kids. It's energetic, competitive, and skillful.
And best of all it keeps
them off the street”.
A
hockey match played between two strong teams is really a thrilling experience.
Last Sunday, I enjoyed an exciting match between our School Eleven and the
Raiders. It was played in our ground and a large number of spectators came to
see the game. Our team had recently won the board zonal championship and was
naturally considered a strong combination. The Raiders were also experienced
players and had played in many tournaments. The spectators expected to see a
very interesting game. As it is said,
“Hockey players have fire
in their hearts and ice in their veins”.
At exactly 4:00 p.m., the referee blew a long whistle and the
players who had taken up their positions in the field looked towards the centre
forward. The players of two teams were wearing their uniforms with numbers
written on them. As it is rightly said,
“Hockey players wear numbers because
you cannot always identify the body with dental
records”.
Our centre forward Niaz pushed the ball towards the Raider’s
goal and the next moment, he was running after it. It happened so swiftly that
the Raiders could not move. Before this, he reached the “D”, the goalkeeper
tried his best but it was too late. Niaz hit the ball right into the goal. We
went mad with joy. We shouted, clapped, whistled and our players waved to us.
“Don’t go through life without goals”.
The
game started again. Raiders were more vigilant (attentive) this time. Their
centre forward managed to beat our players and passed the ball to his right in
who passed it back to him. He dribbled it passed our defenders and reached to
goal but our goalkeeper stopped the ball and sent it flying back. The ball was
now with our players who were working very hard. As it is said,
“A good hockey player
plays where the ball is.
A great hockey player
plays where the ball is going to be”.
After a short time, our captain got
the ball and raced down to the goal post. When he reached the ‘D’, he slipped
and fell down. The Raiders got the ball and once again ran to our goal but our
defenders fought back valiantly (bravely) and repulsed (revolted) every attack.
As it is said,
“A ball is a hard rubber that hockey players strike
when they can’t hit one another”.
At
this point, the referee blew a long whistle and the players walked out of the
ground, for it was “half time”. The players went to the dressing room and had
soft drinks and biscuits. They were energetic, excited and thrilled to win. As
it is said,
“Hockey is like a
disease, you can't really shake it”.
After the interval, the game became very tense. The raiders
played a better game; for most of the time, the ball remained in our half.
Repeatedly, their captain who was in
terrific form reached our goal. However, every time our goalkeeper stood his
ground and cleared the ball. As it is rightly said,
“Our first priority was
staying alive.
Our second was stopping the ball”.
At last, the time was up and our team came out happy and
victorious. They won the match by one goal. We clapped and shouted with joy.
Our players had not let us down.
“Sometimes, guys need to
cry.
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