..where to start?

First of all, it's always nice to be back in Cola again..and what a beautiful day for soccer!

I got to the Cage about 10min into Daniel/NW ..just as NW keeper Taylor Crawford put his knees into the chest/neck/head of a Daniel forward. 4-0 pretty much says it all. Northwestern remains as dominate as they were in the preseason. Not a big fan of the way NW scored their 4..but they deserved the win.

..started to watch BC/SA..but I got frustrated by all the mohawks..couldn't tell who was who so it was off to Airport.

1-0 SV when we arrived. Moments after sitting down.. SV goes up 2-0..Wando answers shortly after. (i think that's how it went)

SV had the majority of play..and I found it hard to believe Wando was the 2nd best team in 4A. When their offense clicked though..it certainly CLICKED. I don't know when..but Sean Flynn scored from 35yrds out... keeper, WA defender, and SV forward collide.. ball bounces right to Flynn.. one touch 50 feet into the air.. bounces right infront of the goal mouth..and hits the top of the netting just behind the bar. Pretty sad watching the keeper and defender sprint back to no avail.

Anyway..for a moment Wando looked really good..put together a great series of one touch passing in the attacking third..and got a pretty sweet goal out of it.

With two minutes to go..things get chippy. SV's Sean Flynn goes up to clear a ball out of the six.. the biggest player on the field is thrown off balance by Wando's Andrew Eppelsheimer. Flynn bangs into the post (though his hands were up)..everyone thinks he's dead. Ref goes over.. SV parents start yelling for a card..though they have no idea WHO actually fouled their kid.

Next 10 minutes..the refs sort out the situation. Eppelsheimer is carded.. his 2nd yellow (soft red) ..Wando coach flips.. Flynn receives a yellow for language..though technically it should have been RED..and if a police officer had heard what he said when he came back to the bench..he'd probably be in cuffs.

ANYWAY.. eventually play resumes.. and the game is called shortly after. 3-2 SV.

Great match in my opinion..could have done without all the parents yelling..(there are many ways to show class).. But all in all.. great day of soccer for me. Thanks to you guys for putting on such a great tourney.