My brother
My brother is in his final year at UofT taking Civil Engineering. He is a soccer player adnd a goalie at that......Well.....finally in his last year of UofT he goes out for the varsity soccer team and makes it. Now in tryouts, the coaches are rather impressed with the kid. But the head coach is confused cause he has been around so much in youth soccer that he can't believe he hadn't heard of Mate (my brother) before. WHere as he knows the other goalie well and is friends with his father......Can you tell where this is going??......anyways he goes with the other goalie as the starter....they do well....The starter posts 7 shutouts. Mate posts a Tie and a loss in the two he plays. mate was never pulled once....played better in his loss and tie than the starter and had to bail the starter out 3 times......SO...Saturday is Semi finals for Ontario Championship.....the other kid starts and they win 2-1....He made one spectacular save but let in a weak goal and looked shakey all game.....They beat Western who was ranked 1 in the country. On Sunday they play Carleton in the final. The other kid gets the start....I made it to this game to watch...MAN....they lose 2-0...The goalie lets in two shit goals....He looked so shakey even his own defence wouldn't pass him the ball when he called for it......on paper he looks great.....but....what I saw yesterday.....man.....As a result the top two teams go to PEI for the nationals. There are 8 teams in total from across Canada that play. AFter the game on Sunday when the coach shook everyones hand he paused at Mate and gave him that "I picked the wrong goalie today" look and Mate smiled as in "I know". If he is smart he will give Mate a chance....but I doubt he will....cause he knows Luc (Luciano the other goalie) not Mate...
See what he doesn't know about Mate is that he is a big game goalie. Mate has backstopped 7 of his soccer clubs, growing up, to Championships. Has been MVP 8 times for his various clubs. Took his Highschool team to the OFSSA Championship and won (Ontario champions). He was actually in Jr. But the coach took him along and started him the second game then for the rest of the tournament over the SR. goalie starter. He got MVP of the tournament. He has tried out for the national team and played in the CPSL. Won athlete of the year in highschool cause of soccer and has practiced in some of the best goalie camps that can be found in Ontario........unfortunately his coach doesn't know that....all he sees is this kid who seems to take nothing seriously (even though he does) that plays for a bush league Mississauga Croatia (Cause his friends play there and he has fun there and wanted to see how much better he can make this team). Yea...this pisses me off.....My brother should play in PEI....if they want to win.....Yes you all think I am biased cause he is my brother but, everyone that know him will say the same....You will not find better and he is the man you want in a big game.
Yea...i needed to vent...thanks...Now if My camera will just work I will post pics of Goalie boy! lol
See what he doesn't know about Mate is that he is a big game goalie. Mate has backstopped 7 of his soccer clubs, growing up, to Championships. Has been MVP 8 times for his various clubs. Took his Highschool team to the OFSSA Championship and won (Ontario champions). He was actually in Jr. But the coach took him along and started him the second game then for the rest of the tournament over the SR. goalie starter. He got MVP of the tournament. He has tried out for the national team and played in the CPSL. Won athlete of the year in highschool cause of soccer and has practiced in some of the best goalie camps that can be found in Ontario........unfortunately his coach doesn't know that....all he sees is this kid who seems to take nothing seriously (even though he does) that plays for a bush league Mississauga Croatia (Cause his friends play there and he has fun there and wanted to see how much better he can make this team). Yea...this pisses me off.....My brother should play in PEI....if they want to win.....Yes you all think I am biased cause he is my brother but, everyone that know him will say the same....You will not find better and he is the man you want in a big game.
Yea...i needed to vent...thanks...Now if My camera will just work I will post pics of Goalie boy! lol