Today was the last game of the season for the Jedi Masters and a win would mean an undefeated season. I had a bad feeling when I realized that today they would be playing with only 6 players instead of their usual 10. Each team starts 5 players so this meant that everyone on the Jedi Masters would pretty much be playing the entire game. A closer inspection revealed that they would also be without 2 of their better players.
They quickly fell behind 1-0 then rallied to tie the score before falling behind 3-1 in the second quarter. It was not looking good. The coach made a defensive switch and put my son back to defend. Before long, a kid was coming right at him, one on one, and he quickly kicked the ball away from the kid and out of bounds. Then, he proceeded to walk over to the kid and say, "You think you can score against me?" I was like, Wha...wha...what? My six year old little angel is talking smack? (I asked him about this after the game and he has absolutely no recollection. Must have been the heat of the moment).
Early in the third quarter, my son banged in a goal to close the gap to 3-2. Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah. This was followed by another Jedi Master goal and suddenly it was 3-3. Uh-oh!
Fourth quarter, tied at 3 when bam!...Jedi Masters take the lead. Now the teams go back and forth up the field and it is obvious that the Jedi Masters are fading fast, tiring from having to play the entire game. A kid from the other team breaks away, wide open shot in front of the net, the kick...out of bounds! Whew! A minute later, same kid breaks away, wide open shot in front of the net, the kick...he missed again!!!
Finally, the whistle. Game over. Jedi Masters win 4-3. What a game!
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