Only You
The air was heavy with the pungent, stinging smell of Deep Heat, damp mud, and nervous, adrenaline-fuelled sweat.
"Come on, Year Eleven! We can actually do this!" the team captain screamed, his voice bouncing off the tiled walls.
Kyle paced the centre of the room, already wearing his captain’s armband over his green and blue kit, his jade-green eyes burning with competitive fire.
"I dunno, Kyle. Fellsdello High are pretty bloody good," a teammate pondered, nervously lacing up his boots. "I hear they have this one new striker who is absolutely vicious on the pitch."