Team Effort

Owen (far L) & Evan (far R)

Evan and Owen had their first soccer game this morning and ended up having a blast. As expected they started off pretty timid. The game began with the opposing orange team racing untouched down the field and scoring the first goal of the game. The twins, overwhelmed by all of the action and racous croud, raced off the field to Mommy and Daddy with their friend Zach in tow. They sat out and watched for five to ten minutes and then decided they were ready. It was a group decision. Owen was the test dummy and was sent in first. After he got some cheers and was able to kick the ball a few times, Evan went racing in to join him. At the half, all of the other kids ran to their respective sideline to take a break, but not Evan and Owen. They were having way too much fun and waited at midfield for the game to restart. Early in the second half, Owen saw the ball loose in front of the opponent's net and pounced on the opportunity to score his first goal. Evan, encouraged by Owen's success, decided it was his turn. He took the ball from midfield and cut between numerous defenders before powerfully launching the ball into the net. He then ran to the sidelines and exclaimed, "GOAL!" We didn't have the heart to tell him that he had scored for the wrong team. Even with Evan's goal, the Orange team didn't stand a chance as the Purple Knights dominated 8-4.