AbellFIFA Summary

Soccer season has come to a close today on the open fields of Aylmer. Apparently, if your shoe falls off during play, your goal doesn’t count. Who knew?

Between our 4 children, our family’s record was 10 wins, 21 losses and 1 tie.

We’re kind of like the Toronto Maples leafs; chalking it up to a rebuilding year. The team with the overall best Abell family performance goes to Matthew and Nathaniel’s team, missing third place by only one point. We asked one random fan why they thought their team performed best overall.

Random Fan said, “It was the coaching. Definitely the coaching. You need to appreciate how the assistant coach had nine players on the field for every shift. Wow. Can that guy ever count to 9 or what!?”

The Abell Offensive award for the year goes to Nathaniel Abell, having tallied 3 goals and four assists during the regular season. That total earned him second overall for points on his team. Game after game, he has proven to be a tenacious player who has the drive, energy and determination to work the entire field.

His offensive prowess can only be challenged by the defensive aggression of his older brother Matthew, who once again proved himself to be a fearless goaltender. His reputation as the team’s stone wall has been well deserved. Whereas most goaltenders in his level tend to wait in net until fired upon, Matthew’s signature move is to rush out to meet his opponent, knock him down and take the ball. This always brings his fans to their feet. Seeing as he is on the younger end of his age group, one might think that he would shy away from larger foes, but that has never proven to be the case.

The greatest soccer fan of the family would be Rebecca Abell. She has the audacity to even like soccer more than she likes hockey. Her love of the game and her solid work ethic make her the mainstay of her team’s defence.

Perhaps the brightest future star in the Abell family would be young Jeremy. This season has been proven to be a bit of a drought as far as scoring goes. However, in the last few games he has shown greater determination and a tremendous depth in his soccer sense. He was ready to score his first goal, just as the final whistle blew for the last game of the season. He returns next year to u-7 soccer as a seasoned veteran. Watch for him to rise once again, as he is poised to resume his goal scoring superstardom that made him such a fan favourite last season.

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