GSVMT vs Westtown 2019

Disclaimer: This is a fictional retelling of the famous GSVMT matchup against Westtown in 2019. This is not actually what happened. This is just saying what it would look like if it were a soccer game instead of a math match. The scores of the George School top 6 and overall team scores for both schools are accurate, but everything else is made up. The names of the Westtown players have been changed to the fictional universe-like names because reasons. This does not necessarily mean that there is a correspondence between the Westtown team and the corresponding people in the fictional universe. Numbers are also assigned randomly to people who did not request specific numbers. All gendered pronouns have been changed to they/them pronouns. No harm is meant to the players of the George School Varsity Math Team or the Westtown Math Team.

Pre-match: George School and Westtown are currently ranked 3rd and 4th in the Philly League right now, with Westtown’s Joseph Momah (C, 10) in the first place position, but George School’s Bom Jindanuwat (1) and Ellen Zhang (C, 6) could take over if they get a perfect score and Joe doesn’t. Also of note, on George School’s team, we have Justin Liu (C, -1), one of the top goalies in the league, but they will face another top goalie, Westtown’s Timothy Paintbrush (C, 1). George School also has Ta Somsirivattana (2), who although isn’t ranked that high, can often make a big impact in these matches. Tommy Wang (10) is expected to make some good plays, along with Jason Liu (pi^2), who is the best sophomore on George School’s team because Forest Ho-Chen (69) is irrelevant. Finally, George School has another star defender in Anney Ye (20). Westtown has some skilled players as well, including Candice Long (7), Bob Koiyuto (4), and Jason Mot (3). Overall, this is expected to be a very close match, so let’s see how this goes.

General predictions:

GS: 33 (7+7+7+6+6)

WTN: 31 (7+7+6+6+5)

Commentary:

Scoring: 0, 0, 1

0: GS starts with the tap, now moving up the field. Jason Liu (pi^2) passes a long ball to Ian Hopkins (420) on the right side, crosses into the middle, and

FOREST HO-CHEN (69) SCORES, ASSISTED BY IAN HOPKINS (420)!!! GS UP 1-0!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLL!!! (1-0)

0: Westtown with the ball now, Joe Momah (C, 10) shoots, but it is beautifully saved by Justin Liu (C, -1).

Scoring: 1, 3, 5

1: GS with another chance, Tommy Wang (10) shoots, but it’s saved by Westtown’s keeper, Timothy Paintbrush (C, 1). GS up 4-1.

2: Long shot from Westtown’s Bob Koiyuto (4) saved by Justin Liu (C, -1). GS up 5-4.

3: Justin Liu (C, -1) punts the ball to the right, retrieved by Ian Hopkins (420). Back and forth passing on the right side, then up, and

BOM JINDANUWAT (1) SCORES IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER, ASSISTED BY WILSON CHEN (30)!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLL!!! WESTTOWN’S GOALIE TIMOTHY PAINTBRUSH (C, 1) HAD NO CHANCE OF SAVING THAT ONE!!! GS IS WINNING 10-4. (2-0)

4: GS gets the ball back, and Ta Somsirivattana (2) shoots, but it is saved by Timothy Paintbrush (C, 1). GS up 13-5.

Scoring: 1, 2, 3

5: Westtown gets another chance as Joseph Momah (C, 10) shoots, saved by Ian Hopkins (420), who went in goal after Bom’s goal. GS up 14-7.

5: Westtown intercepts a ball intended for Vinay Thulasiram (118), so Charles Thakur (37) shoots, but it is greatly saved by Ian Hopkins (420). GS up 15-9.

6: Anney Ye (C, 20) gets the ball from Ian Hopkins (420), passes it to Vinay Thulasiram (118) on the right side, passed across the field to Tommy Wang (10) and Ta Somsirivattana (2), another cross,

BOM JINDANUWAT (1) SCORES AGAIN, THIS TIME ASSISTED BY TA SOMSIRIVATTANA (2)!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLL!!! GEORGE SCHOOL UP 18-9. (3-0)

7: Jason Liu (pi^2) shoots, saved by Timothy Paintbrush (C, 1). GS up 20-10.

7: Defensive error, Joe Momah (C, 10) scores, assisted by Candice Long (7). GS up 20-13. (3-1)

GEORGE SCHOOL, CLAP BACK!!!

8: GS intercepts a ball intended for Maoku Mai (6), Leon Li (-2) gets the ball to Forest Ho-Chen (69), passes it to Ellen Zhang (6) in the middle, and

ELLEN ZHANG (C, 6) SCORES FROM A DISTANCE, ASSISTED BY FOREST HO-CHEN (69)!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLL!!! GS WINNING 23-13. (4-1)

9: Justin Liu (C, -1) back in goal. Peter Qi (8) gets the ball to Ta Somsirivattana (2), who shoots, blocked by AM Radio (33). GS up 25-13.

10: Jason Mot (3) passes it to Joe Momah (C, 10), Candice Long (7) scores, assisted by Joe Momah (C, 10). GS up 25-16. (4-2)

LET’S CLAP BACK!!!

11: Zach Spangler (The Smallest Counterexample To The Collatz Conjecture) taps it back to Leon Li (-2), back to Anney Ye (C, 20), who shoots, but saved by Timothy Paintbrush (C, 1). GS up 27-17.

Scoring: 0, 1, 2

12: Candice Long (7) shoots, trying to score again, but it is blocked by Ellen Zhang (C, 6). GS up 27-18.

15: After some struggles, George School gets the ball back. Tommy Wang (10) passes it to Forest Ho-Chen (69), who shoots, saved. GS up 28-18.

16: Leon Li (-2) with the ball, passes it to Winnie Ding (15), passes it to Walter Chang (23), passes it to Ian Hopkins (420), passes it to Wilson Chen (30), switched to Forest Ho-Chen (69), passed to Ta Somsirivattana (2), and

TA SOMSIRIVATTANA (2) SCORES, ASSISTED BY FOREST HO-CHEN (69)!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLL!!! GS IS WINNING 30-18. (5-2)

17: George School switches from a 41212 to a 433. AM Radio (33) shoots from kickoff, saved by Justin Liu (C, -1). GS up 30-19.

18: Prima Sachaliko (8) shoots, saved by Justin Liu (C, -1). GS up 30-20.

19: Ian Hopkins (420) gets the ball from Justin Liu (C, -1). Passes it to Zach Spangler (The Smallest counterexample to the Collatz Conjecture), to Ian Liu (21), passes it to Forest Ho-Chen (69) who is now playing striker, over to Peter Qi (8), back to Linglong Dai (e+i*pi), to Anney Ye (20), blasted up, and

TOMMY WANG (10) SCORES ON A HEADER DOWN THE MIDDLE, ASSISTED BY ANNEY YE (20)!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLL!!! GS WINNING 32-20. (6-2)

20: Candice Long (7) shoots, blocked by Ellen Zhang (C, 6) again. GS up 32-21.

21: Ellen Zhang (C, 6) passes the ball to Wilson Chen (30), passes it to Ian Hopkins (420), and back to Wilson Chen (30), who shoots, saved. GS up 33-21. If George School gets two more shots or a goal, they automatically win.

22: Westtown trying to score to get back into this. Joe Momah (C, 10) shoots, saved by Justin Liu (C, -1). GS up 33-22.

23: Cat Mars (68) shoots, saved by Justin Liu (C, -1). GS up 33-23.

24: Bob Koiyuto (4) gets the ball, passes it to Joe Momah (C, 10), who gets Justin Liu (C, -1) out of the net, passes them, and shoots,

BUT IT IS BLOCKED BY FOREST HO-CHEN (69)!!! WESTTOWN STILL CAN NOT GET BACK INTO THIS!!! GS up 33-24.

25: Winnie Ding (15) gets the rebound, passes it back to Forest (69), passes it to Walter Chang (23), back to Forest (69) to get past Candice Long (7), now to Vinay Thulasiram (118), and then back to Forest to get past Cat Mars (68) and Prima Sachaliko (8), and now to Linglong Dai on the left side (e+i*pi), and back to Forest (69) right outside of the 18, and Forest shoots, and Timothy Paintbrush (C, 1) tries to get to it to keep Westtown in the match, but

FOREST HO-CHEN (69) SCORES WITH A BEAUTIFUL CURVE INTO THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER, ASSISTED BY LINGLONG DAI (e+i*pi)!!! GEORGE SCHOOL BEATS WESTTOWN 35-24!!! (7-2)

Post-match:

What a game! Forest Ho-Chen (69) started the scoring off within the first minute, then George School dominated with good work from Bom Jindanuwat (1) and Ta Somsirivattana (2). Both teams had some good plays in the midgame, with Westtown’s Joe Momah (C, 10), Westtown’s Candice Long (7), George School’s Ellen Zhang (C, 6), and George School’s Tommy Wang (10) all looking strong. However, after many saves by George School keeper Justin Liu (C, -1), Joe Momah (C, 10) looked like they would be able to turn the match around and get Westtown back into the game. However, their shot was blocked by George School’s Left Back, now playing striker, Forest Ho-Chen (69). Forest then had passed with Winnie Ding (15), Walter Chang (23), Vinay Thulasiram (118), and Linglong Dai (e+i*pi) before scoring the game-ending goal, sealing the victory for George School. Westtown’s Joe Momah (C, 10) dropped from 1st place to 3rd, and George School’s Bom Jindanuwat (1) is now in first, with Ellen Zhang (C, 6) in second place. George School is also now the top-ranked school in the Philly League. Player of the Match goes to Forest Ho-Chen (69) for starting and ending the game, as well as pulling an upset against Joe Momah (C, 10). I can’t wait to see what happens next to them, now that they’ve shown what they can do as a striker. Maybe they end up as a Philly League Individual Champion, or maybe leads the team to a Friends League Championship, or perhaps brings the team to victory at a Varsity Tournament, or perhaps leads the team to another Philly League Championship. Maybe they even will rank 7th in the nation in Math Madness next year. But that’s just speculation. Anyway, Captains Ellen (6) and Justin (-1) have confirmed that they will be playing striker next year, though they will play as left-back against Episcopal, which probably isn’t the best idea given what they can do as a striker, but it is understandable given how good Bom (1) and Ta (2) look. Still not sure why they can’t just use a 433 and put Forest as a striker. Ellen (6) also supports making Forest (69) a captain for next year.

Final Scores:

GS: 35 (7+7+7+7+7) with another perfect score (perfect scores by Ta, Bom, Ellen, Tommy, Forest, and Justin).

WTN: 24

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