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roneThe first All-African Amputee Football Tournament is taking place in Sierra Leone. I'd love to see some of those games. Those guys can be forgiven if they manage to miss a clean shot at goal; these guys, however, have no excuse for playing like they're missing a leg. There are at least a few stars in there; i recognized Rudi Völler and Cristiano Ronaldo among the agonized head-clutchers. As Gregg "TMQ" Easterbrook would write, "We're all professionals here."
As for those of us who aren't professionals, Crossfire lost last night to FC Red Storm, 9-6. It was the first game in which i felt we could have won; we had no men substitutes, and they didn't sub out for a woman in the first half. So they didn't last long to start the second half, and we gave up a bunch of goals. They started subbing, and we managed to come back to 8-6 before giving up the final goal. The ref scolded me after i threw myself across the path of a breaking attacker who was chasing the ball; i tried to grab the ball, but couldn't quite get a hold of it as the attacker tripped over me. Anyway, we played a hell of a game. We'll win one soon.
