Shootout

This afternoon was the beginning of our soccer playoffs. Do or die time. We scored in the 2nd minute of the game, and looked dominant throughout the game. However, we couldn't seem to put the ball in the net or anywhere close after that. The other team proceed to run like crazy the second half and scored twice on me where I basically had no chance of making a save. One was a cross where our defenders were out of position. And other was misdefended corner kick.

Luckily, we scored in the 88th minute just before time was to expire. But in this league, no overtime. We went straight to a penalty shootout.

Being that this was my first ever shootout in soccer, the adrenaline rush turned into quick nervousness after our guy missed our first penalty kick. I wasn't able to stop their first shot, so we were down 1-0. We made out next, and then I stopped their second PK with an extended left hand diving to my left. I was then back on Cloud 9. However, that bubble burst quickly after our 3rd guy missed his next shot. We were now down 2-1 with three chances left for me to stop them.

I had so many people cheering for me, who were there warming up for their games to follow as well as their friends and my friends who knew me. I would say I heard about twenty people not on my team supporting me.

But with all that said, I was not able to stop their final three kicks with barely getting a finger tip on their last ball. It's hard to end a well played season that way. But everyone on my team assured me it wasn't my fault, and they were just glad that they were not goalie.

Lucky me.