01 November 2006

First Game, First Crushing Defeat

So, tonight marks the first evening game of the WFC Dominion soccer team. I can't say that it was a shining moment, however it was a beginning. Eight intrepid souls turned out on Halloween, despite many child-related previous engagements. We played Town and Country's team, a team that has obviously been playing together for quite some time, which, in the end, made the loss a little easier to bear. After all, we have not played together as a team before tonight and some of us, most notably myself, have not played in years (I think the last organized game of soccer I participated in was sometime prior to fourth grade).

With eight turnouts, we had enough to field one line, a goalkeep and still had one sub. An unfortunate minor injury in the second half kept everyone on the pitch for the remainder of the match, however the second half was, by all accounts, our best.

To keep things on the positive tip, every player that took the field performed admirably, some excellent plays were made, our goal tender, Nathan, was nothing short of spectacular and we were not skunked. Late in the second half, we managed to score through sheer grit and determination. Nathan, our keep extraordinaire made some incredible blocks and kept things respectable despite little help from the defense.

The good news is that we got the toughest team in the league out of the way early and from what this reporter understands, they are far and away the best. Spirits remained high and optimism and humor governed the outlook for next week's game and I think it's safe to say that everyone is looking forward to the rest of the season.

Final score this evening was 6 - 1, but again, at least we made it onto the scoreboard. An excellent beginning for what one bold speaker called the Bad News Bears. I think we all are looking forward to meeting Town and Country in the finals for a rematch!