Football tournament

Alex and his team participated in their first-ever football tournament over the weekend.  They had a great experience and had lots of fun.  This was a friendly tournament and no semi-finals or finals were played.  Alex's team played five matches; they lost three, tied one and won one.  All and all they improved so much as a team and played really well.  They had a wonderful team spirit and enjoyed their tournament a lot.  Alex got to play many positions.  He loves being a goalie but this time his best moment was scoring a goal as a striker!  Go Alex!!!

The tournament was well-organized and there were 96 teams participating in different age groups.  People brought their camping chairs and picnics and enjoyed the beautiful sunshine while supporting their teams.  There were many other things going on, too, to make the tournament even more fun.  Many food stalls made sure no-one went home hungry, and a bar kept everyone well-hydrated.  ;-)  Children could get a face-painting and teams could have their team pictures taken by a professional photographer, too.

Our goalie... <3

Our family is looking forward to many more events like this.  We are so proud of Alex and his team!

Watching other teams play while having a snack in between matches...

Alex watching the bigger boys play... look at the beautiful surroundings of where the tournament was held... :-)

Alexilla oli viikonloppuna elamansa eka jalkapalloturnaus.  Sita oli odotettu ja odotettu ja poika oli kovin innoissaan kun turnauspaiva vihdoin koitti.  Turnaus oli todella hienosti jarjestetty ja kaikki toimi mahtavasti.  Turnaukseen osallistui 96 joukkuetta ja ikaluokkia taisi olla viisi.  Alexin joukkueella oli viisi pelia; he havisivat kolme, pelasivat yhden tasapelin ja voittivat yhden otteluista.  Pojat pelasivat todella hienosti ja oli upeaa huomata miten paljon heidan yhteispelinsa kehittyi turnauksen aikana.  Heilla oli myos mahtava yhteishenki ja he todella nauttivat turnauksesta.  Alex sai pelata eri positioissa (miten tama sanotaan suomeksi?).  Han tykkaa todella paljon olla maalivahtina ja on tosi hyva siina, mutta talla kertaa parasta oli olla striker (en jaksanut tarkistaa mika tama on suomenkielella) silla Alex teki todella upean maalin!  Hyva Alex!

And he scores...!!!

Turnauksessa oli paljon toimintaa jalkapallon lisaksi.  Oli ruoka- ja juomatelttoja, kasvomaalausta, valokuvausta jne.  Ihmiset toivat mukanaan piknikit ja kaikki viihtyivat upeassa auringonpaisteessa.

Odotamme innolla tulevia peleja ja turnauksia, niin kivaa meilla oli.  Alex, olet superstar!