soccer and softball

Seb's soccer team played in the quarterfinals of the President's Cup on Saturday night, against Foothills SC. PCU came out really strong and dominated possession during the first half -- constantly attacking, with 5-6 corner kicks. They scored one goal but couldn't get the ball in the net a second time, despite multiple chances. And then in the second half, they seemed to lose focus -- weren't completing passes or pushing forward. Foothills was taking a lot of shots on goal, and scored with about 10 minutes remaining in the game. That woke Seb's team up and they played really well in the waning minutes, with some good chances, but couldn't score. 

Since the game ended in a tie, and it's single-elimination, they went to penalty kicks. The first five players from both sides all made their shots. Seb was 6th in line, and made his as well. Yay! And then the guy after him missed (went high), and his teammate Ace scored, and they won. Yay! On to the semi-finals next Saturday!

Liesl also played a game on Saturday, a morning softball game out west in Forest Grove. She pitched two innings and didn't let up any runs; she hit the ball all three times she was up to bat. She got thrown out once, her pop fly to center field was caught, and once she made it on base. A pretty good game all around.