A short note

It was another full day and we have a very early morning tomorrow, so I'm going to be brief now and write more tomorrow evening.

The amusement park was great.

Soccer was fantastic. The girls had an excellent scrimmage against the Kumamoto 16-18 year-old team. Though the score ended up 0-0, we had many great opportunities, but more importantly, the Trebol girls thoroughly dominated the game. They played fast, aggressive, and moved the ball well. Coach Oscar was pleased, which says it all.

Though tired, the girls played much better against the Sanvino team, and though the score was 2-0 in favor of Sanvino, they acquitted themselves well and showed that they were a much stronger team than they were in March.

The Trebol girls then played the staff (Oscar and Joe, coaches Yamada and Yoshifumi, and other miscellaneous adults). The first half was lively, with both teams scoring a goal. Coach Joe just missed converting a header off of a corner kick (no vertical leap in those 54-year-old legs proved the difference). The second half was hillarious pandemonium as all three youth teams played against a slightly supplemented adult team, and though the adults had some good scoring opportunities, the game ended tied, as it should have. :-)

Bed time and an early day to Nagasaki tomorrow. The girls all send their best and lots of love to everyone.