My soccer team’s fall season wrapped up today on a disappointing note. We traveled to Epping, NH for the finals of the over-55 Division One playoffs. There we lost our first game of the season 0-1. Our opponents were very strong but their only goal came on a fluke when our goalie launched a goal kick directly into the head of one of their strikers and it bounced back into our goal. I did not see any action because we had our full roster including players who returned from Colorado and Maine, all of whom are more talented than me. Instead, I took action photos of the late afternoon game during the first half while the light was still good and helped manage substitutions during the second half. Pictured above is Mario, arguably our most talented player. Earlier this season he scored an unassisted goal from a corner kick, a difficult but not uncommon feat in soccer. What made his goal truly remarkable is that he hit the ball along the ground rather than into the air. I have never seen such a goal at any level of soccer, EVER.