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Soccer: Win (5-3)

Another win! Now we have a serious streak going - only one more game left with this team, though. We got an amazing goal on a one-touch shot while the ball was in the air after a bounce (does that still count as a volley?) and it hit the top crossbar, hit the ground, and went in. But after our quick goal, instead of going up 2 more, we gave up a goal. I was covering the guy bringing it down, he got a cross off to the top of the box on the other side, they had someone unmarked, and he rocketed it in the top corner. Yikes! It was going to be a game. We came back with another goal (it may have been Derek's goal) and it went back and forth so the half ended 3-3. A close one! I actually had a reasonable header clear from the box, and good position to get a header to knock it out for a corner but preventing the guy who it was passed to from getting it.

The second half started out close again, but as it wore on we started to control the ball more and got two more goals. One was actually on a set play - they put up the wall, we lobbed it to the far post, got a shot that was rejected, then another off the post, then finally someone got it in. Not the prettiest goal, but it worked. They had a few chances, but for the most part we were keeping them from anything too good.

We'll see how next week goes with the small fields... but it has been a good season. I think I have learned some things, and it felt good that our team came together really well.