The Year Nine girls’ team are making the most of the fading light to get in extra practice for the semi-final tomorrow. I wave at Treacle, who’s jogging on the spot, trying to keep warm in the icy wind while she waits for her turn to practise penalties. We can get the bus home together. Jeff’s on the sideline, watching. I stop beside him. ‘How are they doing?’ I ask as I clap my arms to try and keep warm. He nods thoughtfully as Jing-Wei lands a penalty kick in the back of the goal. He’s clearly taking his job as extra coach seriously. ‘If they keep practising, they should be OK.’ ‘Do you think they can win the Cup?’ ‘There are some strong players,’ he answers. ‘Treacle’s great on goal and Anila’s a useful winger. If we can just make the defence stronger, I think they could win.’ I let the Treacle comment pass unhyped. From now on I’m letting Jessica fire the Cupid arrows. Instead, I opt for sport-talk. ‘Treacle says that if they win the Cup, they go on to the regionals.’ ‘Yep.’ Jeff stuffs his wind-chilled hands into his pockets.
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