We’d been building up to the big match all week. There’s never been a bigger game watched in Bellevue – Liverpool vs. Norwich. The boys vs. Grandad. It was turning into a grudge match! Insults had been traded all week with the boys confidently predicting that Norwich would lose somewhere between 7 and 36 – 0. Grandad told the boys that if Norwich won he was going to gloat all weekend and then fly home. And if they lost he was going to sulk all weekend and then go home.
Despite being warned not to get too confident the boys continued with their brave predictions until the match started at 9:30 in the morning. I offered the boys a Match Attacks deal before kick-off. They could have one pack of cards for every goal Liverpool scored or three packs for every goal Norwich scored. Both went for Liverpool because there was no way Norwich would score.
As the game kicked off and Liverpool started well confidence grew and there was plenty of chit chat being thrown around which peaked just before half time when Liverpool scored:
httpv://youtu.be/o0juSGlFeUM
Unfortunately for the boys the second half didn’t go quite to plan as Norwich scored an equalizer. So the game finished 1-1 which meant:
1. A moody face appeared on Harry and didn’t shift for a good few hours!
2. Toby decided that he didn’t care because he supported Chelsea anyway. And they beat Norwich 3-1!
3. Harry and Toby got one pack of Match Attacks each. Grandad got 3! One of which was the shiny version of the Norwich goalscorer. Harry didn’t want him!
And so passed an action packed Saturday morning. It was quite stressful for a couple of youngsters but a draw at least kept peace and harmony in the house. For a little while!