Sat, Jan 3 2009 - Soccer Saturday - All Levels Welcome (View Original Event Details)
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2009 Season Opener!!!
Tonight was our first game of the New Year and we picked up right where we left off with another 28 eager participants taking to the field for an exciting battle between Blue and Gold. With the bubble section still under repair we were upgraded to a nice prime time booking in the main building where we played for almost 2 full hours.
The first frame had plenty of excitement with great chances at both ends. Fluffy opened the scoring for Team Blue with her 2nd career goal on a great effort in front of the net. “There has been a lot of speculation that my previous goal in December was a fluke so I needed to prove to myself and everyone else that it wasn’t” said an elated Chris Strutzenberger shortly after putting her team on the board. After a hard fought 30 minutes teams entered the intermission deadlocked at 2.
The second frame saw more great action as the intensity picked up as players began to show signs of shaking off the holiday season cobwebs. After a couple of goals by Team Gold, newcomer Myles kept his team in it with his first ever goal after displaying some fancy footwork around the net. “I’ve always believed if you want to be successful you need to learn from those who are.” “Its no secret the guy to watch out there is Duane so that’s what I did and it paid off” said the rookie after celebrating his first goal. After a solid 60 minutes of playing time Gold headed to the dressing room with a slight 4-3 advantage.
Right off the opening kick in the 3rd and final frame an uncharacteristic give away by Team Blue’s all-star veteran Duane V allowed an alert Spencer to capitalize on the turnover with a quick goal to give Gold a 5-3 lead. “I have been burned so many times by that guy in the past it was a great feeling to give him a taste of his own medicine” said a jovial Spencer C when asked about the play. Gold would add one more before the final buzzer to defeat Blue by a 6-3 margin. In my opinion a great evenly matched hard fought battle. Great game everyone!
Tonight's "Player of the Game" award was presented immediately following the game to Kevin Clifton who has been attending regularly for as long as I can remember. He always gives 110% and plays a very strong defensive game. He is a fun and friendly guy and a great asset to the team. Congratulations on your award Kevin, it is a pleasure having you out.
After the game the majority of us headed upstairs to the Soccer Centre pub where we discovered it was closed! We then voted to head over to our backup location the Baja Pub on Erinwoods Drive where Saturday night karaoke was in full swing. Unfortunately the seating arrangements were less than ideal and we were forced to scatter somewhat but it was a great time regardless. Many of us stayed for a good 2+ hours enjoying food and drink while others hit the stage to try their hand at a little karaoke. Thanks to everyone who made it out tonight, it was another fantastic time! See you all again soon.
TEAM GOLD: Brian, Mike, Spencer, Scott, Aaron, Gerardo, Connie, Eduardo, Lisa, Amanda, Chris, Chirag, Gwen and Kate
TEAM BLUE: Duane, Kevin, Fluffy, Franco, Melanie, Octaviano, Brent, Alex, Mark, Anita, Doug, Michelle, Monica and Myles
Please take a moment to check out some of the pictures in the attached photo album.
NEW FEATURE: Take a moment and check out the all new BOBBLEHEAD WALL OF FAME where you can browse through all the photos of previous bobble head winners! Enjoy!
Duane