3v3 Super Saturday

LET'S GO MATHLETES!!!!

Robert is playing in the 3v3 tournament with his friends, Aaron Green and Ryan Danehy.  They have also invited some other soccer players from St. Xavier - PJ, Brandon, and Oliver Hine.

Well, we were all excited for the 3v3 tournament to start.  We were scheduled to have our first game at 3:00 pm on Saturday followed by a 5:00 pm game ... but all that changed Friday night with a phone call at 8:12 pm.

THE SCHEDULE CHANGED.

We were supposed to have a game at 7:00 pm - OGM!!!  The phone call was after our game.  What happened ... how did we not know there was a schedule change?

We were able to get it all worked out ... The new schedule also had us down for a game at 8:30 am on Saturday - no problem, then they rescheduled the game we missed last night for a game at 2:30 pm and then we still had our 3:00 pm game.  We will have games back to back, but that's okay - at least we didn't have to forfeit our first game.

If Noelle didn't call we would have missed two games...  thank goodness she called.

Brandon, Robert, Aaron, PJ, Ryan and Oliver

Our first game of the day was at 8:30 am vs the OSC team.  It was a great game.  Right from the start we dominated the game.  PJ scored first, then Ryan.  2-0.  Ryan had another but they said he was in the box.  PJ scored the third goal and then Robert scored the fourth goal and Ryan scored the fifth to make it 5-0 at half time.  After the very short half, OSC came back and scored three, then Robert was subbed back in and scored immediately on a beautiful one touch-score goal.  OSC scored so the score is now 6-4.  Brandon scored our last goal and OSC got one more in - game ended 7-5.   A win.

driving

Going for the steal

Our second game of the day was at 2:30 pm vs the Victorious Secrets.  It is a coed team with 3 girls and 3 guys.  They are older but we are a good match.  VS scored first, but Oliver fired back with a goal 1-1.  Aaron scored a nice goal but then VS scored 2-2.  Robert scores but VS scored too, 3-3.  Then VS and Brandon scored 4-4.  Oliver scored again and VS countered with their own goal 5-5.  This game went back and forth the whole game - it's going to boil down to a single goal was what I was thinking but then VS scored 2 in a row while Robert was out.  The pressure is on - and we rise.  Robert makes a great assist to Ryan for another goal 7-6 - and Brandon scored so we are right back in it 7-7, but now there is less than a minute to go. Unfortunately, we let up on defense and VS scored the winning goal.  We tried to get one in the last 30 seconds of the game, but just couldn't get one in the goal.  Great job by the guys.  Ending score 7-8.

Bam - now we have another game against, probably, the best team in the tourney ... Javanon 99 (Mason, Parker, Nathan, and Mathew).  The third game of the day was immediately at 3:00 vs Javanon 99.  Unfortunately, we look a little tired from the last game, and Javanon 99 is playing their first game of the tournament.  We will play strong!!!  Robert didn't start this game because he finished the last game.  Javanon scored 2 goals before Robert got in.  Once Robert was in he scored a goal 2-1.  Then Brandon scored 2-2.  Then Javanon scored two 4-2, that was the score at half time.  After the half Ryan scored, then Robert scored again - we are tie again 4-4.  Javanon got right back in it with a goal 5-4.  That's when Robert went out.  Jananon scored again 6-4, but Ryan came back with another goal 6-5, but Javanon ended the game with a last goal making it 7-5.  We were close - it was a very good game.