Fifty One

Today my soccer team lost 2-1, ending a 51 match undefeated streak in our Over-55 league. We picked up a first-half lead with a beautiful long-distance rocket of a goal but were unable to keep Medfield from scoring twice in the second half. It would be easy to blame our injury-impaired roster, which now includes me, but the fact is our opponent played a better match and deserved the win. I pulled my left calf muscle just below the knee early in the second half and had to watch our unfolding defeat from the sidelines. From prior experience, it will take several weeks for this type of injury to heal and may represent the end of the season for me. It is said that all good things must come to an end and now that is true of the Concord United Veterans 51 game undefeated streak. The sting of the loss is lessened by the knowledge that this league record will probably stand forever.