Colonials v Colonials

forgot to mention this in the blog yesterday but if you ever buy a restaurant gift certificate for $20 and the value is $50 please read the small print.  Sounds like a great deal but upon looking at the full essay of small print you had to spend $100 to get the gift certificate discount.  Still sounds like a great deal especially if your eating dinner with friends but try spending that kind of money in a sushi restaurant with your spouse and two children (3 year old and 1 year old).  Food was great though.

Today's session was just about getting the players some final prep for the game tomorrow both on the chalk board and on the field for a short sharp session.  Coach Ouimet took the guys through their 4 goal game and with Coach Irizarry now becoming a goalkeeper I seized the opportunity to get in and play.  Irizarry despite being somewhat unorthodox technically for a goalkeeper continues to amaze us with his performances between the sticks.  I on the other hand had a difficult baptism to my entry into the game with my team losing both rounds I competed in.  Not only that but some missed chances by me personally weighed heavy on my mind as we finished the game and Lopez the goalkeeper who taunted me afterwards would get his feet set firmly on the ground in our post session shooting competition.  Too eager to taunt he fell into the trap of giving himself a situation he couldnt walk away from and with 10 chances to score from the top of the 18 I knew I could get at least one goal.  No warm up and the taunt of pulling a hamstring from Lopez was not enough for me to try my whole repetoire of shots from the top of the box.  The side foot curler, laces down the middle for power and then on the knuckle ball it happened and a ball which was surely flying over the bar found its way into the upper 90.  Outside fade crashing against the post and in and pure power off the right foot saw me score three goals and a bad day at the office for Lopez.  Never a good idea to call out the coach, i used to play a little ball myself.

I personally have never played against Robert Morris but I know they will be a tough opponent for the game tomorrow.  Coming into the game on a three game winning streak and out scoring their opponents 10-1 in these games their confidence will be sky high.  The scouting reports tell us they're a good side and I expect a very close game which we will have to fight tooth and nail to win.  Its a battle of the Colonials with Robert Morris sharing the same nickname as ours so I strongly recommend you do not cheer for the Colonials tomorrow.

Have to say another thank you to the GW Alumni Association for sponsoring our Alumni Event tomorrow and with the forcast great I hope to see a great crowd cheering us on.

Raise High Moment of the Day
Coach Jones 1st goal into the upper 90, pure genius even if i say so my self.