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Review Reading 8; Just A Dream?

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Just a Dream?

Adrian Hayward is a big soccer fan. In 2005, he had a strange dream. In the dream, Hayward was watching a soccer game. He saw Xabi Alonso (a Spanish player who, at the time, played for an English team) kick the ball from behind the halfway line and score a goal.

This kind of goal rarely happens because the halfway line is at least 50 meters away from the goal. That’s a long distance to kick a ball!

The next day, Hayward couldn’t stop thinking about his weird dream. He decided to bet some money on it. He called a friend and bet £200 on his dream. Everyone thought it was a joke.

According to the bet, if Xabi Alonzo scored a goal from behind the halfway line in any game that season, Hayward would win £25,000. If he didn’t, Hayward would lose £200.

Months pasted. Then one afternoon, Hayward was watching a soccer game on TV. Xabi Alonzo was playing. At the end of the game, Xabi Alonzo had the ball, but he was very far from the net.

Then he did something incredible. He kicked the ball 65 meters and scored a goal, just like in Hayward’s dream!

Alonzo’s team won the game, and Hayward received £25,000.

It seems some dreams really do come true.