A Set Up for Defeat : A Zapfic Sports Freewrite

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"I'll be fine" that's what he said. The line up today was weakness personified, defeat was spelt out from the game start.
Injured players, red card defender, attackers who are toxic, and team on relegation. The whole thing was a set up for crash.
In 90m, our game was done.
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An entry into @mariannewest everyday freewrite.