Today my roommate and I had to wake up around 7:30 am so we cold go to breakfast at 8:00 am. After breakfast, we went to our rooms for about 40 minutes before we had to leave at 9:10 am for our game. It had rained yesterday, but I didn't think the field would be as bad as it was.
We arrived at the field and noticed that it was all mud from goal line to goal line and touch line to touch line. Despite the conditions we were pumped and ready to play thanks to the help of Coach Craig's amazing pre-game speech. Part of his speech was to have us close our eyes and picture GREATNESS and everything we wanted to do for the game we were about to play.
The game was 0-0 first half and about halfway in the the second half, Travis flicked a ball from the right side of the box to the middle where Dan was to finish it. The game ended 1-0, US! We had beaten another team on their home field once again.
Later in the afternoon, we watched the championship game where Empoli FC took on Atalanta. It was a tight game throughout the entire match. They went into double overtime where Empoli scored the game winning goal. It was really exciting to watch two teams my age battle out in the championship match of an international tournament.
For dinner we enjoyed pizza and ice cream at a local restaurant. It was delicious! When we got back to the hotel we enjoyed some laughs with the team that occurred during the trip and then headed up to our rooms to pack...where I am right now, finishing packing and writing this entry.
This trip was such an amazing experience and will surely be missed. Thank you Coach Barker, Coach Craig, Jordan, Jen and Paul for making this trip absolutely amazing!
P.S. We went undefeated in Italy, 6-0-2!
- Bay Kurtz '95
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