Donna loves football, and she was playing for the school football team - Chapel High. But now there is a new sports teacher, Mr Stanley, and he doesn't want girls in the school team. Donna can only watch the football matches now, and her school team is in the final of the Inter-schools championship. Chapel High are playing Harton House and the score is 2-0 - Harton House is winning. Will Chapel High lose the final?

Just after half time things got worse. Scott Perkins, who was so huge he should have been playing rugby, tackled Barry Woodhead… or tried to. Scott's huge boot hit Barry's leg and everyone heard a crunching sound. Barry lay on the ground and couldn't move.

Mr Stanley ran onto the pitch and looked at Barry Woodhead. 'I think his leg's broken. Where's the stretcher?' Barry Woodhead was carried off the field and Scott Perkins got a yellow card. He should have been sent off for a foul like that. Mr Stanley stood on the pitch and shouted with his red face.

'Where are the substitutes?'
All the Chapel High players looked at each other in dismay.
'Please, Sir, there aren't any,' said Kevin Johnson. 'All the other boys have gone to play in the rugby competition.'
'What!!' shouted Mr Stanley. 'No more players?'
'Well, there is one,' said Stevie Hamilton.
'Well, get them here now!'
'It's Donna. She's over there and she's dressed in her kit.'

Mr Stanley's eyebrows went blacker and his face went redder. The players could see he was struggling to say the words.
'All right then. As this is an emergency. Go and get her.'
Stevie Hamilton ran over to Donna.
'Come on!' he said. 'You're back on the team!'

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