The Evendale Futbol Club: Game Recap ~ Sept. 21 Match

September 24, 2007

Game Recap ~ Sept. 21 Match

Having a little extra free time on his hand, former Chelsea coach José Mourinho stopped by for the weekly match of the Evendale FC ... okay, maybe not, but we did have 24 players this week for another fun, well-played match.

Due to the switching of players, teams, and colors, I am not entirely sure who scored what for which team ... "Two Goal Dan" more than doubled his weekly allowance, knocking in four goals this week, including one on a perfectly played ball from James. Owen and Phil combined for a beautiful header from the six, before Owen placed one in the upper right netting from a well-placed corner. The wheels fell off for the Dark team in the second half, as "someone" did a rather lousy job of reshuffling the squads at halftime, leading to a steady onslaught of attacks and goals by the White Team ... only strong defensive play by Michelle kept the scoring remotely in check. White Team Keeper Steve B. tallied another clean sheet for his second half between the posts.

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The Evendale FC Rules

The Evendale FC is a co-ed, weekly RECREATIONAL pickup soccer match, intended for adults who want to enjoy a reasonably "competitive" game for fun and exercise. There are dozens of competitive soccer leagues in town (indoor and outdoor) ... this is not one of them. We strictly enforce the following rules, which are designed and intended to reduce and prevent injuries to our players:

1. No Slide Tackling. There is no slide tackling of any kind, from any directions. Stay on your feet at all times.

2. No Challenges from Behind. Players must be "goalside" of the player in possession of the ball before they can play defense or challenge for possession of the ball. In other words, once beaten, you must outrun the player in possession of the ball AND get goalside again before you can play defense. It is ALWAYS more important to avoid injury than to prevent a goal.

3. Caution on 50/50 Balls. If you and an opponent are running at the same ball in open space, BOTH players are expected to use caution and slow enough to avoid a collision. It is ALWAYS more important to avoid a collision than win possession of the ball.

4. No Charging the Keeper. Both players and keepers must use caution to avoid a collision, with priority given to keepers fairly calling players off of the ball. It is ALWAYS more important to avoid injury than to score a goal.

5. Fair Substitutions. Whenever there are subs waiting to play, please be courteous and take your fair turn to sub out. Subs should rotate back in every 10 minutes. The same is true with the keeper position. Please take your fair turn at the keeper position, when needed, except for Steve B., who is prohibited from playing keeper.