It is called "The Beautiful game"...

but that doesn't really apply to me...

The Timbers Army Indoor Football Club (TAIFC) had a match tonight, at 9:55pm at Indoor Goals (www.indoorgoals.com). We play in the Mens Rec League which is not very competitive. This was the first match of a new season. We lost 6-4.

I was not very happy with my play, however I didn't have any major fuck-ups the lead directly to goals so I've got that going for me, which is nice. I also didn't really get any chance on goal. I've been fighting a cold (with a cough) for a few days so that didn't make playing any easier (plus I'm not in very good shape). The game was closer than the score indicates, it was tied at 4 with about 2 minutes left when they put one in, our keeper car out of the box to try to even it up, got tackled and hurt, but the ref didn't stop play as they normally do when a player is injured, so they put one in on an empty net.

One of the teams that was supposed to play in the game after us didn't show, so I stuck around and played in a much more casual game. The ref sat down because he wasn't being paid (the teams pay the ref in cash). This game was even worse, I had no touch, and was exhausted. I let several players go right past me because I didn't have the strength to run after them. I'm probably going to be sore tomorrow, but it was good to really get the blood flowing.

I really love playing soccer despite not being very good. It keeps me in shape (or from getting into worse shape), and is a great way to keep in touch with my fellow Timbers Army in the off season. It gets tough to play during the Timbers season, however the Timbers almost never play on Wednesdays so if our league stays with Wednesdays we could continue to play.