Rise of a Football God

The game was tight at first, but after 2 impressive goals from Raul Jimenez and Sam, West Ham were quickly losing grip over the game.

First half ended 2-0 to Fulham.

Half-time was very short to the Fulham players, they could not wait to get back into the pitch for the 2nd half and when they did, the onslaught continued.

The 3rd goal entered in just less than 2 minutes after the game resumed, in the first sequence of play orchestrated by Fulham.

Sam started kick-off, passing to Pereira before starting a run straight down the middle of the pitch alongside Raul Jimenez as the West Ham defense responded to the threat of these 2 players.

While both of them ran and as the West Ham press started, Pereira wiggled from a challenge before spraying the ball to the right-hand side where Emile Smith Rowe lurked.

Having been expecting it, the right winger took the ball, drove forward with it a bit, raised his head to look into the box before unleashing a perfect cross into the box for the 2 players.

The West Ham defenders scrambled to react.

They jumped, but not high enough. With his athletic spring legs like those of a frog, Sam jumped high into the air before planting a power header towards goal, aimed at the top right corner.

Reacting, Areola dived and his hand nicked the ball, but it was not enough.

It snuck past his grasp and into the net.

Craven Cottage was slow to react to this goal this time, but only by a second as the ecstatic Fulham fans quickly roared again in ecstasy.

"GOALLLL…!!!"

Smiling charmingly at the camera, Sam spread his arms in a shrug as he ran towards the corner flag, his smile widening into a grin.

His teammates jumped all over him in celebration.

"Are there anymore superlatives to describe this player? Just look at Fulham's position in the premier league table, that's the best superlative to describe him".

"Samuel Moses is a transformative player!"

"He's a prodigy! A once in generation type of genius!"

"Come next season, big clubs are going to be flocking around him like Ravens around carcass. What a player!"

"And it's how he makes it look so easy! See him Derek, he's enjoying himself!"

"He sure is, he makes it look so easy".

"And he's struck such a great understanding with Smith Rowe. The boy looks like an entirely different player from the one at Arsenal".

"You're right, Smith Rowe has been so good since making the switch to Fulham. The only thing that remains is if he can be consistent about it".

Sam was already enjoying himself since but that second goal…, that second goal seemed to push him over the edge into samba mode.

"Hehehe," Sam felt like black spiderman.

It was 3-0 to Fulham in the 47th minute of the game, and Sam got his brace.

And from there on, it was all Sam.

Sam receives a pass, throws a pass.

Sam receives a pass, wriggle through one or two players, gives a pass.

Sam receives a pass, obliterate his marker with just his first touch, settle down and play a penetrative defense-splitting through pass that cuts the whole West Ham apart like a hot knife through butter.

Sam receives a pass, goes on a mazy run, cutting through multiple players with his silky skills like they were not even there.

"What a prodigy!" The commentator raved.

"This game, every time that Sam has his legs on the ball, the fans are expecting something. You can see it Derek, you can literally feel it".

"Every time he has the ball, it's like something is going to happen".

"Is it only me or does he remind you of Ronaldinho too?"

"He's not Ronaldinho level yet but still, those elasticos of his, they can't help but remind you of a prime Ronaldinho terrorizing defenders for fun".

"Samuel Moses, what a fun player to watch".

"The entertainment level of this game is at 1000% I'm telling you".

As this second half progressed, it became increasingly clear to the West Ham players that in this kind of mood, Sam was simply unstoppable.

The only reason why he didn't get his hattrick yet was because the West Ham players were professional football players. They didn't give up yet, still putting their all into this game and anytime Sam got the ball, 2 players quickly closed him down.

Despite this, he remained a menace on the pitch.

But what is a menace?

Menace is just a show of intention to inflict harm, which meant Sam was more than a menace this game, because he did inflict the third harm to complete a perfect three.

In the 83rd minute, when the West Ham spirits were at an all-time low, after a bursting run from Adama Traore through the right who was already substituted into this game to replace Emile Smith Rowe at some point, the rapid winger threw in a cross that fell into the 18-yard box.

Mavropanos, the West Ham defender rose highest, heading the ball out but it was a poor clearance as it fell just outside the West Ham 18-yard box, where the danger man lurked, Samuel Moses.

Sam rose up after the ball, then with his chest, he controlled it.

Bam!

The ball was perfectly tamed with his chest, then…n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Thud!

As soon as Sam landed on his feet even as the nearest West Ham player was already desperately charging forward to close him down, he felt adrenaline flood his body even as his eyes dilated in excitement and focus.

Swinging his right leg backward as Sam landed, he quickly flung it back in an iconic shooting technique, the knuckle ball technique.

POW!

Sam's right leg unleashed a rocket of a shot!

The ball flew up, above all the players in the 18-yard box even as Areola, the West Ham goalkeeper was rooted to the spot, just looking at the ball sail past him.

But just as the ball seemed on a sure path of flying off for a goal kick, it waved, then swerved back down into the top right corner of the net with speed.

The net rippled; another goal.

Craven Cottage exploded, and again, smiling brightly, Sam charged towards the corner flag as he did the Robert Lewandowski celebration.

"Samuel Mosesssssss!!!" The commentator screamed.

"What a boy! What a monster! What a prodigy!"

"I told you right Derek? The boy is a monster!"

"He's gone and scored a hattrick!"

In the 90th plus 5 minutes, Ings, the West Ham substitute scored a late goal, depriving Bernd Leno of a clean sheet but the game was already decided.

Fulham won 4-1 convincingly.

Sam won the man of the match award. Your journey continues at empire