The Match

I awoke on Christmas morning to see what had be left for me by spiderman. It was my 18th Christmas on this plant. I was finally hoping to get my brand new car. A 2024 mini copper convertible in blue with white strips. I would be in heaven if that was down stairs waiting for me. As a walk down the stairs, my two sisters Erica and Michelle joined me. I arrived down stairs I saw a small box not big enough for a car but maybe the keys. So I opened it to find keys inside. I looked outside to see my mini there. What more would I want. Spiderman had been good to me. Yes spiderman was the new Father Christmas. Why as the result of a football match.

Yes every 4 years while the World Cup in the real world. In the imaginary world a 5 a side match was going on. The prize is the Pelé memorial trophy and the player in your position on the other teams job. But since the legions have not lost in 120 years they gave up their rights to the jobs in 1950.

But for nearly half a century we read comics about a mild mannered metropolitan reporters who leaped building in a single bound. His name was Santa Clause. Also if Gothem City was in trouble Mother Nature came to the rescue with the help of her side kick Sandman. The two teams are always the same. They only change every once in a blue moon. The last time there was a change was 1904 when Robin replaced the Hulk on the Comic Book Heroes. The two teams as they stand at the moment are:

Position Council of legionary Figures

Goalkeeper Santa Claus
Defence 1 Mother Nature
Defence 2 Father Time
Mid-field Easter Bunny
Striker Tooth Fairy
Subs Sandman

Position Comic Book Heroes
Goalkeeper Spiderman
Defence 1 Batman
Defence 2 Superman
Mid Field Wonder Women
Striker The Invisable Man
Subs Robin


The Council has not lost a match since 1904 when Robin Scored a winner on his Inaugural classics match. As I was going though the car I found a piece of paper as I looked at it. I realised it was an invite to be the commentator for the 2024 match. This match was held on the 24th of June 2024.

So here we are at the pearly gates. In the crowd of one hundred thousand people easily. We have the new president of the after life. In the recent election between George Washington and Abe Lincoln and the winner was Richard Nixion by a landslide. So the match is about to start. The ref begins the game. The match starts Tooth Fairy to the Easter bunny that lays it off to Father time but The Invisible Man intercepts knocks it in the goal for an easy goal 1-0. And only a minute gone. Father Time passes it to Mother Nature who swings it into the box for the Tooth Fairy who goes for an overhead. Oh it stuck in between the crossbar and the post. The Tooth Fairy falls to the ground this cause the ground to shake the balls falls into the goal. Game even with that the half ends.

The half time talk was very heated the council were not happy that there were been held by comic book heroes. They manager complained that the comic book heroes were 'flying around ye like it was a game'� the reply came as 'it is a game and also they practice more then we do. We just show up on the day and hope everything will be ok'�. So the second half started off with a blistering run from Wonder Woman, now I see why she is called WONDER Woman. She goes around 1 around the 2 leaps the 3rd what a run pass the defender it's her and the keeper one on one she lobs the keeper it going going. Wonder women has just been hit by a bolt of lightning. There is not a single whisper in the crowd will it be a goal or a penalty. The ref has pulled out the red card and mother nature is off it an early bath for her and the ref has given the goal 2-1 comic book heroes .

Maybe not the best time for this ad but lets hear it for our Match sponser today Mother Nature's Weather Emporium. If you want a heat wave there on special this week, back to the match the council want that goal to even things up there throwing everything forward but the comic book heroes are just holding on. The ball has gone out and both teams are using their subs at this moment the easter bunny is been subbed with sandman coming on to strengthen up the defence following mother nature shocking sending off and robin is coming on for his man batman who done nothing today good luck getting a place in 4 years. Sandman makes an instant difference it runs up the pitch passes to father time who lobs it in for Santa and it's a goal. What a goal. Santa is after running the pitch and scoring the equalizer with a stunning header. What a man. The clock is ticking I think were going to have extra time for this 1st time in nearly 80 years. The last time was in 1948 when the game was played in the fires of hell. The nazi invaded the pitch looking for there chance to play and were instantaneously told to get lost and the match continued but no one was in the mood to play and the match dragged on with no goals.

But wait Santa wants it over in the 90 mins he is running the pitch and is pass all the players its only him and the goal now winner takes all. Oh my god Santa is after collapsing. The medics are rushing for him. Everyone in hear is praying that he is ok. The medics do not look happy. Wait there calling for a priest they got there to late Santa is dead. The referee is calling the two captions into the centre circle spiderman and father time. I guess he asking if they want the game to go on or will it be stopped in memory to the late Santa. The decision has been made they playing on. Morbid maybe one of there players has just died and there playing on. But life goes on I guess. The final whistle has gone. We are going to have extra time. In the quick moment between halves lets ask our studio guest of there memories of santa. Pele 'my favourite memory would have to been him coaching the elves to the 1966 world cup in the real world. They always said there was something odd about that English team'� How about you ronaldo 'Santa was and always will be the greatest keeper bin the world you knew that when a keeper made a great save that there was a bit of santa there.

Until Santa supplements were banned. But even after that When santa played himself he also played to his best and never let anyone stop him no matter what the end was. Extra time is starting remember its golden goal. The council are starting off with only 3 players while a decision is made about what can be done about there 4th players . Its father time on the left wing passes over to mother nature who hits it into easter bunny it wide. It was nearly home time for us. We hear a decision has been made. The council are aloud take a player off the team that used to be in the tournament the religion head. They have chosen Mary mother of Jesus. Has we all know she has never let one slip in.

We are nearing the end of the 1st half of extra time and it been all council but here the comic book heroes on a breakaway spiderman passes to robin lays in into wonder woman superman flys up the inside and hits an almighty shoot with his left hand and he has taken the ball mary and the goals into the stand the referee has given it. The comic book heroes have won 3-2. What a moment this is to witness what a game. It will be along time before this game will forgotten. The results of Santa autopsy are in Santa died of SADS. As I stood there in the commentary box I blinked and I was in my front room watch the Ireland England world cup final. Ireland were 3-1 so it was all over but I was left wondering was I really at that match or was it just a dream.

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