Expectation builds before the game
A win is needed for the title to claim
The team talk is tense and emotional
Some words uttered not quotable
Passion builds to a stupendous crescendo
Leave nothing out to avoid innuendo
High fives as the players leave to play
Hoping that form finds us here today
The players one by one rush onto the field
Over the next 90 minutes fate will be sealed.
The captains meet at the middle and shake hands
The ref lays down the rules and commands
Players nervous hearts start to pound
As the final seconds slowly count down
The ref carefully takes his whistle in his hand
A cacophony of sound emanates from the stand
With one clear blow of the whistle done
At last this momentous match has begun.