oh bloody hell

some guys from my tuesday soccer league needed a keeper for the wednesday night league down in schaumburg. they asked me to play so i gladly agreed and last night, i met up with them at the new facility for something that was supposed to resemble fun.

first, the positive side: the new place is awesome. it has the same turf as
Soldier Field and the fields are huge. not quite full size goals but much larger than normal indoor goals.

now the negative side: i ended up with an elbow in my left cheek which has left a pretty mark, a ringing in my right ear from a teammates knee, a bloody nose that turned a good size patch of the field a funny color, and a concussion that is still making me feel nauseous. oh yea, and we lost 10-1.

i knew we were in trouble when the other team had sponsored matching uniforms that were well over $100 each. next time, i'll save myself the $10 and run full speed into a brick wall.