I forgot to post pictures from Kate’s game last week! Nothing remarkable, and a couple that I normally would have deleted were it not for the backstory. One of them is when Kate accidentally stepped on the hand of the opponent’s star forward, who happens to be best friends with another girl on Kate’s team. There was concern the next day that the hand might be broken but x-rays revealed no fracture, only a very deep bruise. Kate didn’t even realize she had stepped on her hand! The other picture illustrates one of the dangers of soccer — cleat/head contact. One of our girls took a cleat to the head but didn’t even stop playing. The opponent was called for a foul but the ref let her off easy by not giving her a yellow.
One final note — Kate nearly scored! She usually plays defense so her scoring opportunities are few and far between. However, there was a free kick at the top of the box so everyone was pushed way up. The kick ricocheted off the wall and in Kate’s direction, who stepped up and took a shot with her LEFT foot that just sailed wide. Now that would have been exciting!
