Blast from the Past

It is crazy how things work in this world. This blog has helped re-unite me with a childhood friend. Many years ago, a childhood friend who lived 2 houses down from me moved away and I had lost touch with him. Back in the day, my brother and I along with the kids in the neighborhood used to play soccer in my backyard until we ruined my backyard because we wore out the grass. Then my mom made us find another place to play. However, after all this time he somehow found my blog online and got in touch with me through the Stevens athletic department. So thank you Brian and Russ for helping in re-uniting me with a childhood friend.
A big highlight of the past two weeks was that I got my first pro goal, and luckily my father was in the crowd to see it. It was a decent goal off a corner kick, however we ended up losing 2-1 in the last second of play. They had a corner kick in the closing seconds and they scored and once they scored the whistle blew. Right now, we are on a 4 game losing streak and not in a good position in the standings. However, we have 21 more games and this gives us a lot of time to gain points and move up in the table. I find myself getting more comfortable with the level of play. It's tougher because as the weeks pass, your body begins to get a little tired and you really need to take care of your fatigue.
I also got my first yellow card of my pro career the other day, which was for a stupid reason. The other team had a free kick and I was simply standing in the wall, and an opponent decided to try to stand in the wall to open space for the shot. I simply nudged the player a little bit to get him out of the wall, and he dropped to the ground. We both got yellow cards, and now I will probably also get my first small fine of my career for a stupid yellow card. Its ok though, coach said he liked my intensity.
For our next game we go to Paphos which is a team who came down from the 1st division last year. It is also very tough to win there because they have a very good team and very supportive fans. Regardless, we played them in a friendly and tied 1-1, so hopefully we can get some points when we go there.
My full body test results came back and they came back very good. My quadriceps and hamstrings were strong, my heart pumps well, body fat was low, and breathing was good. So along with a functional brain I am all set for soccer.
I also want to wish all the Stevens sports team's luck in postseason play. This time of year is always exciting around Stevens and I hope to catch a few webcasts. Good luck to all.