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The Penalty
The Penalty
Rhodes
4/3/2021
Before he was put on the spot, he was the man of the match.
After the brutal tackle, he’d struggled to his feet, dusting himself
off.
He’d waved away the physio with the magic sponge. He was fine,
really.
He’d even leaned in to the referee and asked him not to send the
other guy off.
His captain patted him on the back and told him he was the good
guy he knew himself to be. The crowd? Simply ecstatic.
It’d all been brilliant, before he took the penalty, and missed.