Soccer!

The Playmaker finished up his travel soccer season this past Friday and Saturday.  His team entered the final two games tied for second place, and they played the first place and second place teams.

Friday he played the first place team, a team that was undefeated and untied.  Less than a minute into the game, The Playmaker got caught coming out of the net, only to watch the shot sail over his head into the net.  It would be the only goal he let in the entire game.  With a legitimate chance to knock off the undefeated team, his coach kept him in goal the whole game (for the first time all year).  He faced 14 more shots and stonewalled all of them.  His teammates scored just before halftime to tie the game, 1-1.  That was the score with under a minute to play when we had a breakaway.  But the kid held onto the ball a second too long, which allowed the goalie to stuff his attempt.  So the game ended in a tie, which was the first time all year the opposing team didn't get the W.

On Saturday, we played the team that was tied in second place with us.  We won, 4-3.  The Playmaker played goalie in the first half.  He faced six shots, stopping four of them.  The two goals he gave up came in a 2 minute span.  Honestly (seriously), the defense effed up and allowed breakaways on both.  In fact, the coach got so pissed, he lifted both fullbacks after the second goal and sat them the rest of the half.  (Ouch.)

We finished 8-2-2 and in second place all by ourselves.

Good stuff.