The second day of my big sporting weekend did not go nearly
as well as the first. The opening game of the indoor soccer league on Sunday
resulted in an 8-2 drubbing for my team, or was it seven or nine? I lost count.
Although we were thoroughly outclassed eventually, the match wasn’t entirely
one way traffic. We made a bright start and our quick closing down was rewarded
when we rushed them into an error that led to the opening goal. They equalized,
but moments later we were back in front after I prodded home from inside the
box. Given my lengthy absence from competitive football and my failure to find
the net in the fall league, I calculated that this was my first goal for
approximately ten years. At least I’m more prolific than Tony Hibbert.
Brutally, our opponents scored twice right before half-time and continued where
they left off in the second period, when they found their feet and passed the
ball around us with ease resulting in goal after demoralizing goal flying in.
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| 32 year old Tony Hibbert has never scored a competitive goal in his professional career. When he scored in his testimonial against AEK Athens, a pitch invasion ensued. |
The 6 v 6 game was utterly exhausting. It was played at a
relentless pace and there were very few situations when the ball was deemed out
of play, although nobody really knew what these situations were, even the ref! I
was knackered after the match. The strain on my upper body from the huge
quantity of table tennis I played on Saturday coupled with the wear and tear on
my lower half from football meant that my big weekend had left my body in quite
a sorry state: a sore right shoulder from hitting forehand smashes, a stiff
back, aching legs, a giant blister on my left foot, and an even bigger blister
on my right big toe, which erupted like a volcano when I popped it in the
shower.
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