Soccer

First game of the season today. To my surprise, I was informed before the match that I would be starting not in defense, where I've played for five years straight, but instead in midfield, where they wanted to put someone willing to work hard. The pitch was large, with perfect grass, and our opponents were not in terribly good shape, so it was a great day all around. We won, 7-1 I think. I had a nice assist on our second goal, and a few good runs, and a few errant shots. In the second half I found myself back in defense after an injury for our sweeper, but still ended up with a breakaway in the closing seconds - my shot went into the side netting, about a foot wide, and the whistle blew.