Whenever my friends and I get together for a game of soccer, I like to play goalie. This is a choice that led me to a broken nose and visit to an urgent care in Tempe however. Soccer is a rough sport, despite what some people may say. I’m not the first one we’ve had to take to an urgent care of Tempe during a match. This may have been the worst accident we have seen so far however. I was bleeding for a good couple of minutes after it happened.
One of the guys we play with, Edison, can kick the ball about as fast a rocketship flies. He was coming right for the goal, with no defenders in his way, but I was determined to stop him. I squared up to him and got ready to dive either to the left or right. I could tell he was going to the right and started to dive in anticipation. I went just a little bit too early, though, and the ball caught me right in the face and I leapt in mid air. I came crashing down in a whirlwind of pain and blood, but at least he didn’t score.
The x ray I had at the urgent care facility showed that my nose was broken. There wasn’t too much the doctor could do other than give me painkillers and refer me to a specialist. This injury isn’t going to stop me from being active and playing sports. Getting hurt just comes with the territory.

