Just hours after arriving back from Croatia I had gathered my football gear and headed to Battersea park where a cup semi final awaited. Unfortunately we had drawn the top team from the division above us, so we were going to be in for a tough match. The weather was scorching, hotter than anything I experienced in Croatia. Nerves were high too, well as high as you could expect for a team that usually turns up 10 minutes before the match. We donned our striking (and for most of us rather tight) purple kit and headed out for a warm up. 2 minutes later everyone was knackered but at least a few beers from the night before had been sweated out of the system. Chris, our captain, coach, manager, right back, part time goalkeeper and babysitter
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