Crescentwood Saturday Soccer Club Update
After ignoring a 25 year layoff, with three of those spent begging to play, I have decided to make a triumphant return to the beautiful game. In a stunning act of charity, the Crescentwood Saturday Soccer Club has done the unthinkable and allowed me to play with them in the Winnipeg Soccer Division this summer. If I can score one goal this year, I’d be pretty happy. Judging from my inconsistent play, my teammates would be equally ecstatic, too. Here’s the weekly update:
Not much to dissect over in Crescentwood Saturday Soccer Club’s 5-1 victory over London Dry F.C. just east of Portage la Prairie last night. A brilliant first half and a strong north wind saw our locals jump out to a 4-0 lead at the break. After some cautious moments early in the second, CSSC weathered the storm of an unfortunate strike against and sailed to victory. Three straight wins for the CSSC (4-1-2), with a tough match against Red Devils United coming up on the horizon. RDU is one of the better teams in the division.
Now for the bad news, or what I like to call ‘my bad play.’ Started up front on the left side. A chance in tight early in the game, but I couldn’t get a handle on the ball before defenders got in the way. Another chance in tight a few minutes later, but the ball was just out of reach of the left foot. Yet another chance in tight (this one practically on the goal line), but I got too excited and right-booted it over the wood for a 5-yard field goal. It was at that point I was taken off.
Despite those terrible attempts, I managed to stay in for the whole second half. Other than being asked to move into the middle and feeling completely lost in that spot, I don’t remember anything that happened in that 45 minutes, as I was still going over the failed attempts from the first half. Blast! Spirits remain at an all-time high, but the fact is I’m still without goal over here.
