today was the first match of the church league..14 teams split into two groups of 7..the top 4 teams of each group will then advance to a knock-out stage to determine a winner..it has been 2-3 years since the last time we took part in this competition so i was quite nervous..one thing i remembered is that i finished top scorer in my team then (not to mention the over-the-top celebrations!)..
the match began normal enough - both teams feeling each other out until a cross from the left caught out the goalkeeper and all i had to do was to direct the ball into an empty net..but..no..i directed it timidly onto the post instead! -what the!- thankfully from the rebound my teammate hit home..it made up a little for my miss but somehow that sinking feeling started entering my thoughts..but that lasted only a while as a long through ball from defense found me one on one with the goalkeeper..this time i made no mistake - lifting the ball over the onrushing goalkeeper! a tide of gladness swept over me..i went on to score one more in similar fashion a few minutes later - lobbing the ball over the goalie this time..during halftime i told myself if i scored one more, i'll do the robbie keane celebration..but alas! it was not to be..the match ended 3-0..
a good way to kickoff the church league but tougher opponents await us..hopefully the team can get better with each match..i'm not expecting us to win the league but the ball is round and anything is possible right? let's see how far we can go..until the next match, i will be basking in mental replays of the two goals i scored! =P
god bless all with a lovely week ahead!
stay adored!
adrian
the match began normal enough - both teams feeling each other out until a cross from the left caught out the goalkeeper and all i had to do was to direct the ball into an empty net..but..no..i directed it timidly onto the post instead! -what the!- thankfully from the rebound my teammate hit home..it made up a little for my miss but somehow that sinking feeling started entering my thoughts..but that lasted only a while as a long through ball from defense found me one on one with the goalkeeper..this time i made no mistake - lifting the ball over the onrushing goalkeeper! a tide of gladness swept over me..i went on to score one more in similar fashion a few minutes later - lobbing the ball over the goalie this time..during halftime i told myself if i scored one more, i'll do the robbie keane celebration..but alas! it was not to be..the match ended 3-0..
a good way to kickoff the church league but tougher opponents await us..hopefully the team can get better with each match..i'm not expecting us to win the league but the ball is round and anything is possible right? let's see how far we can go..until the next match, i will be basking in mental replays of the two goals i scored! =P
god bless all with a lovely week ahead!
stay adored!
adrian
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