That's right sports fan, after a fantastic 5 - 0 start to the winter indoor season, Team Lightning suffer a tough loss in last week's match play. Game 6 pitted the undefeated (and league leading Lightning) against a The Hood - who came into the game with a scant 1-4 record.

We started the game off really well. We had decent ball control, lots of passing, and good communication. I was even able to answer Phil's taunts and score a goal around the 5 minute mark (Christy had the assist).

Later in the 1st half Christy came up with a big goal to put us up 2-0 over The Hood. But that was the last score we'd have for the day as The Hood went on a 4 goal unanswered scoring drive.

I know that no one like excuses, but I really feel like we have some valid ones:

  • Our starting goal keeper and his backup were unable to make it, and the guy we usually call up to fill was busy with Happy Hour. So one of our forwards stepped up and played 'keeper for us - with no gloves.
  • The two biggest communicators on the team (Carli and Soter) were unable to play due to massive amounts of school work and being lazy... respectively.
  • It was the night of the Great Guinness Toast, so some of us (or was it just me) had icy-cold pints o' goodness on our minds.

I forgot to bust out the camera and take pictures of the poor display of soccer skills, sorry. I promise I'll remember next time (when we're winning)!

We are on a bye this week, but we'll be back in action next Friday (March 2nd) when we take on Got Beer. Now there is a team name I can get behind!