Charles and Corwin both had games today at the same time. At least the games were at the same set of fields, so I was able to catch part of both of them. This will be a bit briefer than normal because I am very overloaded at work these days.
I watched the first half of Charles’ game. It did not go so well. The first quarter wasn’t bad, the other team kept the ball on Charles’ side most of the time but his team managed to generate a few strong attacks. The second quarter was much worse. The other team scored 6 or so goals, I think all of them by the same kid who could drive the ball down and, if he got past Charles, take it in for the score. Charles was the only one who stood a chance because he, at least, tried to get in front. Every one else charged along behind which, all of them being slower, wasn’t much help. The goalie holding leaning on one of the goal posts behind the goal line didn’t provide as strong a goal defense as one might hope. After that, I decided I would go and watch Corwin’s game. At least Mom would be there for Charles with snack, which is the important part. I found out later than Charles’ team didn’t score at all. Still, I think Charles did well in a difficult situation but sometimes one person can’t make enough of a difference.
Corwin’s game went a bit better, with a final score of 3-2. I saw Corwin actually run a bit during the game, which was a very intense game with lots of good playing. Corwin’s team clearly had the better field dominance, but the other team frequently threw strong attacks at the goal which evened out to 2-2 score with two minutes left to play. The coach really wanted the win, so he went for broke, sending everyone except the goalie over to attack in one last blitz to get the winning goal with one minute left. The team was switched to strong defense mode after that and held out till the buzzer.
The goalie for Corwin’s team played very aggressively, which helped break up a lot of plays but also cost a goal when he got knocked down in a fight for the ball. This left the goal open with the ball nearby and one of the opponents took advantage and popped the ball in for a score. On the other side, there was one kick that the goalie blocked, but then dropped literally on the goal line (see here). He managed to scramble over and fall on the ball before it could be tapped in. It doesn’t get any closer than that, but no score.
Most notable event — double header by Levi. He bounced the ball off his head twice in a row before someone else kicked it.
