My Goalkeeping System

The match stretched out till the seventy-fifth minute with Frono FC still unable to get at least one goal, they were really struggling here and their cooperation was starting to fall off after that clumsy mistake from the center-back.

Both teams had to make a couple of changes, and just to show how relaxed Norman was now, he decided to pull out some of his best players.

Minino was replaced by Harry Norman while Ferran was replaced by Henry.

He also replaced Adolf with Pirlo, and then Fredinho had to come off for sixteen-year-old Gregory.

He left Roland because he didn't want Seth causing any trouble for him down that wing, and leaving Mateo on the pitch was his way of saying that he still needed one or two more goals.

Unique FC slowed down a bit after that fourth goal from Metro, but still, it wasn't enough for Frono to cause any serious problems for them.

Seth managed to get past Roland and get off his shots or create a chance a couple of times but none of those was fruitful.

His first shot ended up hitting the crossbar before flying over the bar and although the second was a bit tricky because he placed it right at the top right-hand corner, Dave was able to get to it right on time to catch it with both of his gloves.

Both of the chances he attempted to create ended up flying off with nobody being able to get to them.

The match was getting closer to the eightieth minute and still, the away team were unable to pull one back at least.

They were slowly starting to accept their fate, but still, they were trying their best to get at least one goal but so far every attempt had failed.

Unique FC were back with the ball now after a failed drilling attempt from Darwin.

Roland got hold of the ball from Henry who sent it flying over to him from the other side.

As soon as the left back got his foot on the ball, he pushed a little further down the middle with it before passing it to Martinez who quickly sent it flying over to Henry.

"Henry."

"Looking back at the first half, I felt like Unique FC were missing something and once the game resumed in this half it seemed like they found what they were missing, to be honest, Frono FC have just been underwhelming since the start of this match." Steve expressed.

"You know, they just returned from the mid-season break, their communication on the pitch is just lacking and Unique FC have just been taking advantage of that, Norman's doing a really good job with this team."

"Yeah, no doubt about that."

Gregory was with the ball now near the edge of the box with a couple of players around him, and after weighing his options with the few seconds he had to do that, he quickly pushed the ball back to Martinez who sent it rolling to Merino with his first touch.

Merino just gave the ball a little push forward before he sent it flying in toward the far left.

He was setting it up for Mateo to connect with it but the winger wasn't able to get to the ball on time as it ended up rolling out for a goal kick.

"That could have been a good chance if Mateo was fast enough, but it doesn't really matter."

Frono FC got hold of the ball because of that failed attempt by Unique FC but it didn't take long for Unique FC to get the ball back from a failed attempt from them.

The ball didn't go out for a goal kick, it was just a simple case of Roland getting the ball off Seth who was just frustrated at this point.

The home team were pushing forward with the ball now, but they weren't too hasty.

Ferran was moving down the middle now and just before Xavier who came on to replace Ahmed could get to him he pushed the ball to Harry down the right, and without hesitation, the midfielder took off with the ball.

He was closing up on the ball now before he sent the ball rolling to Merino who quickly sent it rolling to Gregory.

"Gregory."

Gregory had to pass the ball back to Merino after a while and now the winger was just at the edge of the box with the left back right in front of him.

He quickly rushed to him to try and take the ball from him, but the winger quickly moved a little further down with it before racing off down the wing.

The left-back quickly rushed after him to try and close any space he had for a cross but it was already too late as the winger send the ball flying into the box just before it could cross the line.

The ball was sent flying to the far end where Mateo beat Jeremy in their jumping contest to get his head on it.

He sent it flying toward the goalpost but his header wasn't on point and ended up bouncing on the floor as soon as it got close enough to the goalkeeper.

However, that was exactly what needed to happen as the ball ended up hitting the goalkeeper under his arm before falling into the goalpost.

"Goooaaaaalllllll!!"

Mateo quickly rushed toward Merino after seeing that go in, and as soon as he got to him, he jumped right on top of him.

"Oh, what a duo these two have been in this match! It's a hattrick for Mateo and a hattrick of assists for Merino."

Unique FC fans were going wild in the stands now, this match had turned out to be so much more than they expected.

Watching their team trash Frono FC after everything that happened last season was a feast for their eyes, what more could they ask for?

Frono FC players were starstruck at this moment, five goals to nothing, they really should have considered a lot of things before coming into this match.

"Well, it's a goal fest for Unique FC, they're not taking it easy with their revenge, this match is pretty much over."

Steve was right, the match was pretty much over, Frono FC just lost their drive after that goal but they still tried their best to prevent Unique FC from getting a sixth goal until the referee finally blew his whistle thrice to bring the match to an end.

It was all smiles on the faces of Unique FC players as Darwin and a few other Frono FC players stormed off the pitch in anger.

"It's another victory for Unique FC, not enough to move them to first place because Supreme United just concluded their match against Rojo Sturm United and they beat them four goals to one but at least they're still pushing, Supreme United have serious competition this season." Jim expressed.

Dave was given his Player of the Month award later, and while he having a word with Norman, Mateo decided to head down the tunnel with Roland.

They seemed to be talking about something when they ran into Amber.

"Hey, Amber."

"Oh, Mateo and…Roland."

"Hi," Roland said with a little wave.

"Are you looking for someone to interview?" Mateo asked.

"Umm…yeah." She replied with a nod.

"Well, you can have Roland."

He didn't take it easy in pushing his teammate toward her, Roland was just able to stop himself right in time before he could crash into her.

"I'll be in the locker room." He remaked before slowly walking away.

Amber kept her gaze on him for a while before slowly turning it to Roland.

"You have a thing for him?"

That question came quite as a shock to her but she still kept her composure as she shook her head.

"No, no, I was just…."

This was her attempt to deny it but the rest of the words just wouldn't form for some reason.

"Hmph, it's written all over your face. You know sometimes the people we love just don't love us back or see us the same way, it hurts but you just have to deal with it, that's just life, you can't force them to see you that way and there might be someone better out there."

"Did Mateo tell you something?" She asked with a confused expression on her face.

"No, he hardly tells me anything about his love life at least, but I can tell he just sees you as a friend but you don't."

"That was my fault, I shouldn't have made that silly mistake." She muttered to herself before folding her right hand into a fist.

"Umm…. anything the matter?"

"No, it's nothing, let's just go get this interview over with." She replied before shaking her head.

Her voice sounded a bit demotivated this time.

"Alright then, I'll be over there."

After saying that, Roland slowly began to make his way to the area leaving while she just stood there with her unwavering gaze on the grass.