9/12/11
Hello all,
League play started last Sunday (the 4th). We played Juventas (not to be confused with the professional Juventus soccer club from Italy) and won 4-3. I played right back and right midfield for 90 minutes. Although we were the better team, we didn't play that great and Juventas seemed to have the majority of the possession creating more chances than us. We were fortunate to go into half-time with a 1-0 lead and the second half, we ended up going down 2-1. We scored 3 unanswered goals to take a 4-2 lead, two from a substitute who was only on the field for 25 minutes and one sick free kick just outside the 18 yard box. It wasn't the best game, but we were glad to get the win. On a personal note, I didn't have my best game either. Yesterday we had our second game and first home game. There was a decent crowd and I was excited to play at home. We played a team called SVH. They had a fast, skilled forward that I marked the first half. We had plenty of chances in the first 10 minutes, missing wide on all of them and ended up going down 0-2 on a breakaway and a freekick. We went into halftime 2-2 after a breakaway and a header goal from my cross. It was a sweet goal. I got the ball on the right side, took a touch forward and picked my head up. No one was stepping to me so I took a large touch towards the 18 yard box and with all the time in the world curled in a head-high cross in between the pk spot and the 6 yard box where it met with the head of one of our forward who blasted it just under the cross bar. The second half we dominated, keeping the ball and creating tons of chances. It was a great win. Because we won, we each got tickets to the bar for food and drinks. Supposedly we get 4 of the tickets after each home win, 1 if we tie and 0 if we lose; I've decided that we are going to go undefeated at home this year and my teammates had no complaints haha. Sundays they also tap the kegs and we bought pitchers and they came around with trays of snacks and we ate and drank for free. It was legit!
Unfortunately I got a knock in my knee during the game and it was hurting during the second half but it feels a lot better today so I don't think it is anything major. I'll be icing and resting it as much as possible this week.
That's it for now, hope everyone is doing well!
Clay
