Of course in the last post I mention how Amira's team was smeared across the field by the other "under 6" team. Apparently they have a mini-Mia Hamm on their team, or rumor has it.
By the third game, Amira's team was really getting into it. They finally understood the whole idea of getting the ball into the goal net of the other team. Field positions? Well, not so much.
Michael and I were sitting on the sidelines (like we usually do) during Amira's last game prepared to cheer and be supportive. What we weren't prepare for was that as soon as the whistle blew for kick off, Amira elbowed her way through all the girls, snagged the ball, took it to the other end of the field and scored a goal. Then, of course, she gave herself a big round of applause. This was wildly entertaining.
Then, the whistle blew again. Some poor player on the other team had no idea what she was in for as Amira barreled her way through the players to take the ball down the field again for another goal.
There were a few frustrating moments for poor Amira when she just couldn't get to the ball. Well, she wasn't going to let any player stand in her way - not even a player on her own team.
The referee actually pulled her aside to give her a talk. We thought for sure she was going to get a card thrown on her. But maybe they don't do that in the under 6 league?
Although she turned into less of a bulldozer after the chat with the ref, she wasn't deterred from getting all the glory. I think she scored a total of 3 goals for her team and might have gotten credit for "an assist".
All in all, it was an entertaining game. And so unexpected! Hopefully we can pour some good sportsmanship into our mini-Mia.
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