You play a team sport with some friends. Last week a member of the team had an accident and wasn't able to play with you at the weekend. You decide to write to him in hospital, telling him about the match. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter, tell him which team won describe the conditions on the day say how you felt about the match

Dear Linda, How has been hospital days
?
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I'm writing to keep you aware of the team's news after your accident. Sadly, we lost while playing against Sam's team
last
Saturday.
However
, the defeat was our fault, as their soccer players are
amauteurs
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amateurs
. The weather during the match was terrible, it was raining and freezing, which made us nervous.
Moreover
, we aren't fully recovered from the
last
game, so most of us were
exausted
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exhausted
to be in the field for more than an hour. I must tell you that it was really frustrating, as we knew that the results could
had
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been better.
Besides
the frustration, I was sad that you weren't there to cheer us, since you're the happiest person as well as our gold player. I hope you can return soon. Best regards, Cibele
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