After a long defensive battle, Mark Stewart scored a crucial goal with 5 minutes left in the game to give the Crimson Sharks the win to reclaim their rivalry title against the Roll Tide River Rats.
Time was of the essence in this specific game. No one had scored in 55 minutes, and somebody had to step up and make a play, or the game would have ended in a tie, and it would have been felt like it was played for nothing.
Stewart, a striker for the river rats, called on his own number as he gained control of the ball at midfield, and took matters into his own hands with a couple of quick moves, and a flashy strike to drill the ball in the top left corner to give the Sharks the lead with little time left for the River Rats to answer.
I asked Stewart what was going through his mind as he saw the opening for the shot with such little time left. He answered, “Well, I know I am the best player in the world. I’m better than Messi and Ronaldo, so I knew if I had just a little bit of an opening, I was going to put the ball in the net.” Cocky to say the least, but there is no doubt that he was the reason that the Sharks notched the victory.
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