What a difference a day makes. We earned our first point in group play after earning a 0-0 tie with Swedish club Sokors IF. It wasn't a fair result, as we played outstanding yesterday and should have won!!! This was just one of those games where we completely dominated the entire match. We only gave up 2 shots on goal, maintained at least 60% of the possession, played 85% in their half of the fields, hit the crossbar, had a bad bounce on the back post, and forced the keeper to make a kick save to prevent a goal. This was on top of the other 8 or 9 shots we had on goal. After the game spirits are definitely high and they know that they can not only play with teams here, but can and should beat teams here. I hope that this carries over into today, as we play another Swedish club, AIK. With a victory we catapult in to second place in the group (assuming the English team beats Sokors, which they will) and a spot in the playoffs. That should be enough motivation alone.
Last night was dance night. The girls went to the Gothia Disco, a discoteque, as they call them here in Europe. Club Gothia is a teenage dance club that is set up by the organizers of the tournament. The club got mixed reviews from the girls. Some would go back, some wouldn't. They may have the opportunity to do so later this week. It all depends on our game schedule.
Thanks for reading. Until next time...
Hogie
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Congratulations on a terrific game. Can't wait to see the game films. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy to hear everyone is having a good time, partying as well as playing, although I'm sure you all wish the weather would be a bit better.
I was able to see the school location on Google maps. Looks big, if nothing else. They haven't included the interior shots, so all we can see is the building and local streets.
Thanks for keeping us updated.
Good luck on making the playoffs.
John Nikitow