We have had a tough run of results over our last three matches. We battled back from a 2-0 deficit to league leading Gustavus only to drop the game on a corner kick with 2 minutes left in double OT. On two days rest we learned about the invisible power of desperation at Augsburg when they efficiently converted it into goals at our expense. The final result was a 4-2 loss, but the boys, to their credit, fought until the final whistle. We followed up those two frustrating results by dropping a 2-1 double OT match to Olaf on an admittedly great counter attack after we had just flashed the ball across the face of their net on a set piece. Soccer can be so very cruel.
At training last night we spoke about life and how it will knock you to your knees at times. That isn’t something that is probable. . .it is an absolute. If that is reality, then life is about getting up from your knees, dusting yourself off, and re-engaging. The boys are ready to do just that in these last three matches!
Character is both revealed and built at times like these. The performance we put in this Saturday against UMAC champions UW Superior (12-3-2) will tell us a lot about the young men wearing our kit! I wouldn’t have it any other way. If you didn’t see this on www.GoJohnnies.com, here is a piece about two of our great seniors.
OUR FAMILY vs. their team,
John Haws