So freaking close!

The Kinkades had another rough game last week, but if anything we hit our turning point.

First off, we played the Ligers again. This was a team that smacked us around last season, so no one was really expecting us to win. Secondly, we lost, but it was only 1-0, easily the best loss of the year. Better yet, their goal was something that just barely squeaked by, so we might as well call this one a tie game.

All right, enough rally talk! On with the highlights:

Controversy strikes early! In the first half, Pat went up for a header and accidentally bumped into a female member of their team. It looked rough, but pretty typical for the soccer field. In fact, this would have been a pretty normal incident, except...

...for this guy, who kinda freaked out. There are various interpretations as to what he actually said, but I thought this had the best dramatic effect.
Huge props to our subs this week, Jen (BigBri's girlfriend who did an awesome job on D), Meggan (tireless midfielder who took a hit from their goalie AND used the wing to its maximum potential), Melissa (Shana's sister, who ran a 5k before playing a full game with us!) and LeShaun's new recruit Jamie (pictured above). That crude drawing is no exaggeration -- there was no limit to Jamie's skills with the soccer ball -- let's hope he comes back!

And Jon's work in the net this week was huge and a big reason why we kept it close until the end. Here, late in the game, he pounces on a ball that was just inches away from goal.

Anyway, great job to everyone! There was a lot of promise in this game, so lets keep it up against the Cincy Blues next week!