Catholic Soccer 1-0 win over Bearden

Just home from a great soccer game. Crisp spring evening. Knoxville Catholic v. Bearden. Both regional and state power teams. Well played by both teams, and physical. The field was miserable, though, after a long tough weekend of soccer in the Bearden Invitational.

Catholic scored in the 57th minute. Kosta Nassios passed ahead to Tyler Gibson. Gibson laid a perfect inside pass to Ricardo Martinez, who finished very strong in the back net. Both teams had opportunities to score. Catholic built more plays forward, but Bearden's strong and accurate North-South passing worked well to give them opportunities. A very close match and well played and well refereed.

The game was marked by the return of Joey Delarosa, goalkeeper for Catholic, who played very well, though not 100% back.

Life of a goal-keeper parent

The life of a parent of a goal-keeper is too stressful for me to keep up with. My son, Marty, got the nod for starting keeper for our team (Knoxville Catholic) in the local Bearden tournament this weekend, when our starting keeper was sidelined with a foot injury. While I am proud of my son's ability, but would like to have warning next time.

My wife texted me during the first game of the tournament and indicated that our son had started. I immediately blew out of work with a short word with my boss. After three games this weekend, I now have no fingernails left.

One of the other parents summed it up best with "Marty played well. No mistakes." The goal-keeper position is one of the positions where every mistake is clearly visible and usually results in very bad for the team. I need to check into fingernail implants, I guess....... Prayers to our starting keeper for a swift recovery.

Dallas Cup 2008 - Wrapup

Day four and five finally led to the recover of soccer. Novo Brazil lost to Guadalajara 0-3 in a good game, but the fast and slicing Mexican team had a good crossing game. On Day five, Novo Brazil won against FC Milwaukee 1-0, as the Texas wind returned to influence the game. Time to return to Memphis for Easter. A good week in Dallas for Novo Brazil. Two good games played and improved overall.

Dallas Cup 2008 - Day Three Update

The rain is coming down in buckets, as they say in Texas. Games and activities for today are canceled. More details to follow. Practice and the Mavericks game tonight.