a football match in 350+ words

A FOOTBAL MATCH

OUTLINES: Time and place- the parties- description- conclusion.

                   

The Ninth Asian was held in India. It was 3^rd December 1982. The final of the match of the Asian games was held at the Nehru Stadium at 6:50p.m. About fifty thousand people had gathered in the stadium to witness the match. Besides lakhs of people saw the match on T.V. many others heard running commentaries on their radios.

Kuwait and Iraq were in the final. Iraq had defeated Saudi Arabia and Kuwait defeated Korea in the semi-finals.

                     

I also sat in front of the T.V. set. A number of people were anxious to witness the match. The Japanese referee blew the whistle. Both the teams came to the ground. The players of the Kuwait team were dressed in black while the players of the Iraqi team were dressed in white. Both the teams had entered the final of the Asian Game for the first time.

The match started at sharp at 6:50. The play was really superb. The players of Kuwait played the game according to Latin American countries. But Iraq followed the European style.

Before the interval neither side scored a goal. Kuwait played beautifully through short passes. Their forwards were well-combined. But Iraq put a little pressure on Kuwait. The teams were evenly matched.

               

After the interval, both the teams began to attack each other with all their art and force. Each side missed a few chances to score. The time was running out. It was difficult to say which side would win. But eight minutes before the final whistle, Iraq put the ball into Kuwait’s net. Thus Iraq secured the first gold medal in football in the Asian Games. The match was really superb.