Franklin_Nwakamma

What is worse than being the worst team in the world?
For Dave Richards that was a very easy but heartbreaking question to answer, a goalkeeper who performed poorly between the sticks, he was still available as a first-choice goalkeeper because Unique FC didn't have any other goalkeeper.

He was slow on his feet, couldn't jump properly and worst of all, he didn't know how to hold the ball properly.

The only way that Unique FC was able to survive taking in a massive goal-fest sometimes was because of the extra effort they put in their defence.

After a terrible match in which Dave wasn't able to make any saves and also made a lot of mistakes, he was seriously scolded by the managerial staff and almost received a beating from his angry teammates.

He got home sad and also angry at all those who told him he looked like his grandfather and would therefore inherit his goalkeeping skills.

He discovered a hidden door below his room and when he got down there the only thing he could see was a black box.

He found the box to be quite familiar and when he opened it the last thing he saw was a bright white light when the light was gone he could see something in his field of vision.

[ Welcome Dave ]

[ You have activated the Goalkeeping system ]

A female voice read out the messages.

This is a story about how an ordinary man who didn't know his place between the sticks went from nothing to pro and beyond that.

My Goalkeeping System

The clock was showing 6:40 PM on the large screens all over the stadium as the players from both teams were still training on the pitch with the stands slowly getting filled up with fans.


"Hope you're not still worrying about what you told me earlier today?" Mateo asked as he nodded the ball way up and Luis jumped up and caught it with both of his hands before it could fly past him.


"No, I don't think there's anything to be worried about," Dave said before throwing the ball to him from the top.


The winger got his head ready for the ball and as soon as it got in range, he sent it back to the goalkeeper, and this time he had to dive to the right before he could catch it with both of his hands.


Dave didn't say anything as he slowly got up from the floor before throwing the ball back to him.


The Pre-Match warm-up continued until 6:55 PM when the players were given the signal to head back to the dressing room and get ready for the match.


Early Lead