2009 Dallas Cup, Quarter-Final Game -- WCFC 2, San Diego Surf 0

We go right to credit where credit is due: Fourth straight shut-out! Great job defense!

The wind was howling today; with us in the first half, against us in the second. Kanoa opened the scoring in the 25th minute on superb individual effort. Inside the box, back to the goal, he flipped the ball over his shoulder and then toe-poked it past the keeper. In the second half, Christian scored on a "West Coast" team goal; almost everyone touched the ball before it got to Christian for the finish.

Surf struggled with the West Coast speed, leaving them only with tackles from behind and jersey pulling. As usual, the West Coast parents were their polite-selves from the sidelines. "Good show", we cheered. "Jolly good", we shouted. "Cheer-io", we said. The sideline ref even commented on our good nature. "You guys are crazy", I think were his exact words. Well, we took it as a compliment anyway.

After the game, we watched the overtime portion of the Legends v. West Pine (Fla) game. Legends won in PKs (3-0), so tomorrow, our more-than-familiar teams meet each other in the semi-finals. Southamption (England) meets Dallas Texans in the other side of the bracket.

Tonight, the Boys go out for a steak dinner.