Myrtle Beach Soccer Tournament
Had a great trip to MB for the soccer tournament two weekends ago. Got in and had a little trouble getting into our room, but finally got it situated. We met Giacomo, Alex, Kellen and their families at a calabash seafood buffet and had a good dinner. I went all fried to start while MB went with some crab legs. Graham sat at the table with the kids and thought he was hot stuff.
Evan had an 8:00 am game on Saturday and Evan slotted home the first goal right before halftime. They ended up scoring one more and won 2-0. We went back to the hotel to get the kids some AC before the second game. The second game was against a bigger team who hadn't lost in 2 years. This team played pretty rough (and occassionally dirty) and took our guys out of their game. We ended up losing 4-1 but still made it through to the semi-finals the next day. After the second game we grabbed lunch with Dad and Julie and then headed back to the hotel. I hit the waterpark across the street with Evan while MB tried to get Graham to take a nap - not successfully unfortunately. Evan's buddies were already at the waterpark and they were psyched to see him. That made him feel really good. That night we went out to eat with the whole team at an Italian buffet and had a good meal. The team finished the night off on the beach playing soccer.
Sunday morning brought the semi-finals and the boys went up 3-0 before winning 3-2. Evan played well and had some good runs and great passes. After that win, we had about an hour before we had to play the team we lost to on Saturday in the finals. The boys handled the physical play a lot better this time and the score was tied 1-1 with a couple minutes to play. The other guys scored on a break-away and then got one more while our guys were trying to score. After the game, they got recognized by the tournament organizers and received Finalist medals. We were so proud of Evan and the rest of the boys. They played really well and really hard. Go Birmingham City!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks to Dad and Julie for coming down to the tournament. It was a really fun weekend and a great event.
Jimmy
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