Sports Commentary Script · Soccer play-by-play commentary
The Ninety-Third Minute (Soccer Last-Minute Goal)
A soccer commentary script for a last-minute goal: a fictional league match tied one-all in stoppage time, building to a big ninety-third-minute call.
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Length
- 143 words · ~57 sec
- Skills
- energy build, breath control, name clarity, climax delivery
- License
- CC BY 4.0
The script
Ninety minutes gone here at Hollin Park, and the board is up. Three minutes of added time. Westmoor Athletic still level with Calloway, one apiece, and a draw does them no good tonight.
Calloway clear it long, but Westmoor win it back. Brannigan with the header, knocks it down for Sefu Adeyemi. Adeyemi on the half-turn, finds Rios out wide.
Rios takes on his man. Cuts inside. Still going. Into the box!
He pulls it back, and Varrick arrives at the near post...
(full voice)GOAL! VARRICK! TEO VARRICK! In the ninety-third minute! Westmoor Athletic have won it at the very last!
Listen to this place! Two goals to one, and the young striker is sliding on his knees toward the corner flag, buried under his teammates!
Calloway barely have time to kick off. And there's the final whistle. Westmoor go top of the table!
Script by SceneDub (scenedub.com), CC BY 4.0. Original script drafted with AI assistance and edited by SceneDub; any resemblance to existing characters is coincidental.
Practise it now
The teleprompter scrolls at the speed you set in words per minute. Tick "Record audio while reading" to capture a take; the audio stays in your browser until you download it.
Coaching notes
- Start low and factual on 'Ninety minutes gone.' If you begin excited, you'll have nowhere left to go when the goal comes.
- 'Rios takes on his man. Cuts inside. Still going.' should get shorter and quicker with each phrase. Let the sentence length do the accelerating for you.
- Breathe on the '...' after 'near post' so you have full air for 'GOAL!' Then keep 'TEO VARRICK' crisp. The name matters more than the volume.
Try it three more ways
- Call it as the away team's radio commentator, devastated but professional.
- Call it as a quiet, old-school TV commentator who lets the crowd noise do most of the work.
- Call it for a youth league livestream, just as excited, but about a twelve-year-old scoring.
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Frequently asked questions
How long is the "The Ninety-Third Minute (Soccer Last-Minute Goal)" script?
143 spoken words, about 57 sec at a conversational 150 words per minute and 1 min 6 sec at a slower 130 wpm. Your take will vary with pauses and character choices.
Can I use this script in my voice acting demo reel?
Yes. SceneDub's original scripts are licensed CC BY 4.0. You can perform, record, edit, and publish them, including in demo reels, classes, and auditions, as long as you credit "Script by SceneDub (scenedub.com), CC BY 4.0" where you share the recording or the text.
How should I practise this script?
Read it silently once, then perform it with the direction above: tense, building, then joyful release, measured at the start, accelerating through the attack, ~170 words per minute at the peak. Record a take with the teleprompter, listen back, and try one of the alternate reads to stretch your range.