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RHIAN'S SOCCER JOURNALS: TEAM COMES TOGETHER AGAINST SINGAPORE 27th July 2008 I was pretty tired last night from the game against New Zealand in the Singapore heat, so I was pleased when I woke up this morning less sore than expected. I forgot to mention yesterday that we received support at the White Ferns' game from the Canadian swimming team who came to watch. Thank you.
We had the same morning routine as yesterday, meaning that we started with a walk at 9:00am, followed by breakfast. I have to tell you that sweating at 9:00am from just going for a walk is not much fun. Some of us had to go change before heading to eat! I should quickly mention that I have developed an eye infection and in the heat it is hard to treat. I have had it for three days now, and it is quickly becoming a bit of a team joke: For example, “I stye with my little eye.....” from Tancredi. Therefore, every morning this is the first thing I check on. I am mentioning this ailment now, as I saw a teammate's picture of me today in which my wonky eye is seen in all its glory! I want everyone to know that my right eye is not usually so red and angry looking. Nor is this a stye. It is just an infection, so BACK OFF! Amy, D and I went to the local mall for part of the morning. We found a cache of peanut butter in one of the stores - a big score. We were so thrilled about the find that we managed to walk away from the Starbucks we had just bought coffees in without paying...oops! Being good Canadians though, we went back and made Amy pay the bill. The afternoon was quiet, with only one team meeting. We are working on a team bonding exercise at the moment. This consists of us all getting up in front of the group, staff as well as players, and talking for five minutes. Our fitness guru, Andrew, went first, and then I followed his presentation. I enjoy that feeling of having had your turn and getting the thing out of the way. So far, we have had two people present from a group of 32. This is going to be a long bonding process! The rest of the afternoon was spent preparing for the game against Singapore by juggling in the hotel hallway. Our cleaning lady here seems pretty intrigued by it all and pokes her head round the door of the room she is working in pretty regularly. If she catches you looking, then she tries to look disapproving, but peripherally, I can see she is enjoying every minute of the experience. Well, we beat Singapore tonight 8-0, and I think the team played really well. After what was a rather disappointing result yesterday, it was great to see the Canadian team playing so confidently. Admittedly, we were playing against a weak opponent in Singapore, but we played better in the heat and humidity. Singapore is a tiny country so of course we should have won by such a large score, but playing against weaker opposition does not always mean that you play well. Sometimes you just get an ugly win as you drop your level of play to that of your opponents. Jodi-Ann Robinson, Clare Rustad and Brittany Timko each scored two goals. Randee Hermus and Kristina Kiss scored the other goals. In the first half, we scored early and often as the team built up a 4-0 lead.
Randee was the first to score as she hit the goal in the fourth minute off a
Kiss corner. In the 12th minute, it was JAR scoring on a pass from Tancredi.
Just five minutes later, the duo combined for another goal. I am tired. and off to bed. Tomorrow will be another busy day. The Singapore Women's team:
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