Sikeston Soccer Tournament - Days 1 & 2

WOW...another exciting soccer weekend for us! We headed to Sikeston bright & early Saturday morning for the start of the tournament...we had a game at 8:00 am against Cape. Rob's parents met us at our house and rode down with us. We beat them by a score of 5-1...we were off to a good start.

Our next game didn't start until 10:30, so we took a break and headed to the Sikeston Outlet Mall so that my mother-in-law could pick up a couple of things. We soon headed back to face Farmington. We beat them 3-0...our team was really working well together! Matthew is continuing to play in the fullback position...he and the other fullback, Michael, play this position really well together.

We were off to a great start! Sunday morning we had another bright and early came at 8:00..against Fredericktown. They were the team that beat us last weekend and ended up in 1st place at the Perryville tournament. It was 0-0 for the longest time, then Fredericktown scored. Several minutes later our boys got it together and scored! Tied, 1-1. There was about 1 minute left to play and Fredericktown scored! They won 2-1...it was just unbelievable...we thought we would be headed for a tie. The Fredericktown coach told our coach that we were the team (this weekend and last) that gave them the most competition...that made our boys feel good.

So, after the game this morning...we didn't know yet if we were still IN or not. There were 3 divisions...4 teams in each division...we placed 2nd in our division...Fredericktown was first. 4 teams advance to the semifinals and since there were only 3 divisions, there was a wildcard spot. We were beat out of that wildcard spot by Dexter, I think. Bummer! Our coach really praised our boys for doing a great job this weekend...they are really working great together as a team.

One more tournament next weekend and then we're done for the season...it's been a lot of fun!