Unfortunately all the excitement that was of the second leg of the semi final, was sucked right out, as the game came to an end...We had lost the first game 1-0 (away), but according the rules of this championship if we were to win 3-2 or 2-1 etc, we would pass for having a better campaign this year...So the game began on an error of the defensive midfielder losing the ball and they came up on somewhat of a breakaway and our goalie came out hesitating, and got the ball flicked right over him by their attacker. 1-0 were losing early, we missed no lie about 4 attempts in front of goal, they were easy to put away, but I must give credit to the opposing goalkeeper he was easily the player of the game making remarkable saves left and right while being the smallest player on the field, ya don't see very often if ever...So as we neared the half we got in a goal. My memory is kind of fading from the game, but we scored and were fired up, less than 10 minutes later, boom another goal, as the ref blows the whistle for the half, the loyal Desportivo Brasil supporters could feel us advancing.
Unfortunately the second half was a different story, we conceived a goal pretty early on the half, and instead of staying composed we got desperate, and started playing wild, we began to look like chickens with their heads cut off....this led to our opponents scoring again and to seal the victory with a 3-2 win, and sending us home. Although it's a nice feat to make the finals, I don't know about most people but you don't celebrate a semi final win, with dog piling your coach, pouring water on him, and screaming chants...seemed like they never had been there before oh well best of luck to them...
As for the future of my stay here...I was pretty certain it would become a weak and not so intense training enviorment luckily, we have Rodrigo the trainer for Miami FC out here, and he talked with the directors, and got us training on the ball, doing fitness, and in the gym 2-3 a day. And although it's only a small group of us we train hard, and want to leave here with our heads held high, at least I do. I want to leave here prepared, and a much better and hard working soccer player. I'm pretty sure I'm leaving here in the next two weeks or so, and I'm as excited as ever just to be back in that Miami vibe, with my family and friends. I plan to train with my former academy team, train at local parks with former teammates, and definitely hit the gym hard, while still eating healthy of course...Well most of you are enjoying your turkey dinners, I'm chilling in my room as usual. Happy thanksgiving, always give thanks to God everyday, I know I do for I've been blessed with a don to play soccer. What a blessing it is. May God bless each of you each day more and more....I'll leave you guys with a scripture from the bible.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
God Bless
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Busy I guess....
Sitting here in the play area for the pros, it's much more quieter here since they're all on vacation after losing. The only team alive is us the juniors U20s we are going to be playing the second leg here at home this Saturday after losing the first leg away 1-0. Right now we got people on the xbox playing FIFA 10' which is a sickkkk game. And we had people playing pool. but they left. Anyways I definitely have been slacking on the blogging badly...so here I am honestly, I've been going out a bit more playing poker, FIFA is quite addicting, and I saw the first 4 seasons of Lost super sickkkkkkkkkk show. Can't wait to get back home to buy season 5 and 6.
So what's been happening.....well the negotiations with the teams have been heating up and it's getting closer to making a decision I will not disclose which teams are in negotiation, or in interest of me, but when I do find out where I will be playing in January I'll post it on here. Uhmm I will be going back home it looks like December 12th! Can't wait so excited to be back home with family, and friends and be back in the Miami enviorment and oh yeah at the beach! <3333. Haha...well training has been going good I feel like I'm in a good rhythm right now, definitely have gotten stronger as well. One thing though that does worry me, which I've never had a problem with before is my stamina, since I haven't played a real full 90 minutes for close to 6 months now I'm going to have to condition pretty well on my off time in Miami and I do plan on doing that along with a strict workout plan, and eating good food not Mcdonalds, or Burger King. Also I plan to train with my academy team from this year, probably something like 3 times a week. I also plan on doing the gym with my brother when available and if not with Jona, my brothers best friend who I've blogged about before who is like a brother to me, and who is also gay for quitting his blog!!
Birthdays today is a birthday of a dear friend of my family Jossie, she is a powerful woman of God and has helped bring the faith in God at my house rise to new levels. She's an amazing woman and I wish her the best birthday ever. Also it's Gale Agbossoumonde birthday today he just turned 18 one of the sickest soccer players I know and we were going to go out for pizza, but his ass got lazy and didn't want to go. I wish him a happy birthday as well. And lastly it's not her birthday yet but tomorrow Maria Laura Fernandez will be turning 19, she is .... well I can't put into words she's just simply put amazing a girl who has altered my life for the better, and I would like to think that I've changed her life for the better as well. It sucks, this is the first birthday in five years that we won't be spending it together, I know she will see my family, and she will at least feel apart of me there. I wish her an awesome birthday and although I won't be there with her physically she holds my heart so she will always have that with her! Besides that, mmmm I guess that wraps it up back to training tomorrow as usual, weekends filled with relaxing, and talking to the family be home sooner than you think everyone I miss Miami can't wait. May God bless everyone in they're future endeavors, and continue to live happy and blessed days. I've learned another important thing while out here, and that is patience. Well time to wrap this up internet falling in 20 minutes.
God Bless!
So what's been happening.....well the negotiations with the teams have been heating up and it's getting closer to making a decision I will not disclose which teams are in negotiation, or in interest of me, but when I do find out where I will be playing in January I'll post it on here. Uhmm I will be going back home it looks like December 12th! Can't wait so excited to be back home with family, and friends and be back in the Miami enviorment and oh yeah at the beach! <3333. Haha...well training has been going good I feel like I'm in a good rhythm right now, definitely have gotten stronger as well. One thing though that does worry me, which I've never had a problem with before is my stamina, since I haven't played a real full 90 minutes for close to 6 months now I'm going to have to condition pretty well on my off time in Miami and I do plan on doing that along with a strict workout plan, and eating good food not Mcdonalds, or Burger King. Also I plan to train with my academy team from this year, probably something like 3 times a week. I also plan on doing the gym with my brother when available and if not with Jona, my brothers best friend who I've blogged about before who is like a brother to me, and who is also gay for quitting his blog!!
Birthdays today is a birthday of a dear friend of my family Jossie, she is a powerful woman of God and has helped bring the faith in God at my house rise to new levels. She's an amazing woman and I wish her the best birthday ever. Also it's Gale Agbossoumonde birthday today he just turned 18 one of the sickest soccer players I know and we were going to go out for pizza, but his ass got lazy and didn't want to go. I wish him a happy birthday as well. And lastly it's not her birthday yet but tomorrow Maria Laura Fernandez will be turning 19, she is .... well I can't put into words she's just simply put amazing a girl who has altered my life for the better, and I would like to think that I've changed her life for the better as well. It sucks, this is the first birthday in five years that we won't be spending it together, I know she will see my family, and she will at least feel apart of me there. I wish her an awesome birthday and although I won't be there with her physically she holds my heart so she will always have that with her! Besides that, mmmm I guess that wraps it up back to training tomorrow as usual, weekends filled with relaxing, and talking to the family be home sooner than you think everyone I miss Miami can't wait. May God bless everyone in they're future endeavors, and continue to live happy and blessed days. I've learned another important thing while out here, and that is patience. Well time to wrap this up internet falling in 20 minutes.
God Bless!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Progressing
Well as I lay in bed this time around to write this post, I've just finished reading a lot of my previous posts, and seen how much I've changed and progressed in almost a year of blogging, it's incredible. I've grown spiritually, soccer wise, I've matured, proven my independence, and am currently living a dream. As people right now back in Miami get ready, and all dressed up in costumes, to party up the festivities of Halloween I lay in my room, alone, in a third world country sacrificing everything back home, to follow a dream, a dream that was given to me by God. I always told God when I was younger I would do works for his Kingdom, and so far although I feel I have done some work, I haven't completed nearly anything that he has in store for me in the future. My future is so bright, I can just see it and filled with great accomplishments. I can't wait to achieve them, but it's not a nice fairy tale ride. Which is why I enjoy writing all of my experiences, I like to give people an inside look on my life, the fails, the accomplishments, the setbacks, and the glory given to God in this journey of mine.
I wish I could say everything was easy, and every day I progress and take a step forward, but the truth of the matter is, that you got to overcome the trials and tribulations to live a dream correctly. I've always struggled with commitment, with girls I never had a steady girlfriend until my last one of two years, and right now were on a low point I guess you can call it so not even that is going great....I've struggled to commit to school, to soccer when I was younger, and even to this day with God...It's hard, I mean you'd think that serving a higher power who just wants to give you a life filled with abundance and happiness would be easy, but it's actually pretty hard. Which is why God tells us that the road to Him is narrow, yet the road to hell is wide. It's easy to get caught up in things we know aren't right, but our flesh can't help but desire. I'm sure guilty of this, but I know that the Lord, and the Holy Spirit protect me every day, and when I give myself to Him every morning, He uses me for His kingdom, and it's such a blessing. Soccer wise these past two weeks (since my last post) have been really good, I've grown a bit closer to the guys, excelled on the field, and people have taken notice. I'm not saying that all the sudden I'm going to play or something, but the "good jobs", "well dones", etc have flowed more consistently from the players. Also I'm very honest with myself I know when I'm playing good or not, and I can say that I am on top of my game as of late. So soccer has been good, can't complain a ton of training though which has me taking some painkillers (given to me from the doctor) about twice a week. My weekends have been pretty boring, I mean I watch our team play, watch games on TV, and am on the computer the rest of the time. This past weekend I got invited to a party, it seemed really fun it was a group of about 5 going. When I asked what they were going to do sadly I felt conviction inside which lead to me not going. They told me they were going to spend the weekend at some chicks house, who's parents had left town, and they were just going to party, get drunk, and smoke....Now I'm not against partying or anything, but I've learned stuff back home in Miami. I mean a lived in a city my whole life where partying never ever stops.
When I was 17 I used to party a lot, drink a lot, never smoked, but ate junk food, slept late, didn't care about my work ethic etc. While Victor Pastora the former Director Of Coaches at Kendall Soccer (my club) always preached how we were all great players, with great potential, and better skill than any other team in the country, BUT the reason we wouldn't succeed would be our sleeping habits, eating habits, partying ways. So my last year in Kendall I quit that lifestyle and well the results followed...Thanks Vic, you really changed a part of my life that was holding me back. Right now I'm just reminiscing about my days back home, and my family. You know those weekends you wake up at 11, your moms cleaning, dads watching TV everyone is just in the house hanging out...well those are the days I miss most. Being at home....with my parents, grandparents, three other brothers (Diego, Mono, Jona) hanging out playing football, basketball, FIFA, or trying to figure out how we were going to sneak to the casino, of course minus my younger brother who's 12. I took those days for granted, and am grown up now, I wish I could go back to those care free days at home, procrastinating doing homework, I guess inside I still want to be a kid, ugh gotta grow up sometime I guess. On another note, I've finished reading my first book out here ; Discerning The Voice Of God. A truly great book, that has helped me grow a ton spiritually. I've now begun reading a second book, but has been delayed thanks much too, my brother. I remembered him watching the TV show Lost back home, and I began downloading episodes, and it's like cocaine, I'm hooked!! The story line for this show is incredible, I'm only on season one, and there's 6 seasons, my mom has sent me the rest, and am going to be receiving her box on Tuesday so from that day forward most of my free time will be filled up with that. Can't wait!!!
Well T minus 40 days and counting till I'm back in the states, in the mean time I'll keep rooting on my team. Were in the quater finals and tied the first leg away 0-0. Next one is here at home on Saturday. November has hit and new month has begun 17 days till the girl that holds my heart turn 19. As I come to a near completion of the first 6 months of my career as a professional soccer player, I'd like to title it Sacrifice & Patience. Anyways I'm out, I'll leave you guys with something I read every morning to start my day....
Proverbs 16:9 We can make our own plans, but God determines our steps.
Phillipians 2 He made Himself of no reputation.
"Each day is gift from God - have you said thank you today?"
And a note from my mom....
May the rose ride up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face.
May the rain fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again, may God always hold you in the palm of His hands.
Till the next one everybody take care all God Bless.
I wish I could say everything was easy, and every day I progress and take a step forward, but the truth of the matter is, that you got to overcome the trials and tribulations to live a dream correctly. I've always struggled with commitment, with girls I never had a steady girlfriend until my last one of two years, and right now were on a low point I guess you can call it so not even that is going great....I've struggled to commit to school, to soccer when I was younger, and even to this day with God...It's hard, I mean you'd think that serving a higher power who just wants to give you a life filled with abundance and happiness would be easy, but it's actually pretty hard. Which is why God tells us that the road to Him is narrow, yet the road to hell is wide. It's easy to get caught up in things we know aren't right, but our flesh can't help but desire. I'm sure guilty of this, but I know that the Lord, and the Holy Spirit protect me every day, and when I give myself to Him every morning, He uses me for His kingdom, and it's such a blessing. Soccer wise these past two weeks (since my last post) have been really good, I've grown a bit closer to the guys, excelled on the field, and people have taken notice. I'm not saying that all the sudden I'm going to play or something, but the "good jobs", "well dones", etc have flowed more consistently from the players. Also I'm very honest with myself I know when I'm playing good or not, and I can say that I am on top of my game as of late. So soccer has been good, can't complain a ton of training though which has me taking some painkillers (given to me from the doctor) about twice a week. My weekends have been pretty boring, I mean I watch our team play, watch games on TV, and am on the computer the rest of the time. This past weekend I got invited to a party, it seemed really fun it was a group of about 5 going. When I asked what they were going to do sadly I felt conviction inside which lead to me not going. They told me they were going to spend the weekend at some chicks house, who's parents had left town, and they were just going to party, get drunk, and smoke....Now I'm not against partying or anything, but I've learned stuff back home in Miami. I mean a lived in a city my whole life where partying never ever stops.
When I was 17 I used to party a lot, drink a lot, never smoked, but ate junk food, slept late, didn't care about my work ethic etc. While Victor Pastora the former Director Of Coaches at Kendall Soccer (my club) always preached how we were all great players, with great potential, and better skill than any other team in the country, BUT the reason we wouldn't succeed would be our sleeping habits, eating habits, partying ways. So my last year in Kendall I quit that lifestyle and well the results followed...Thanks Vic, you really changed a part of my life that was holding me back. Right now I'm just reminiscing about my days back home, and my family. You know those weekends you wake up at 11, your moms cleaning, dads watching TV everyone is just in the house hanging out...well those are the days I miss most. Being at home....with my parents, grandparents, three other brothers (Diego, Mono, Jona) hanging out playing football, basketball, FIFA, or trying to figure out how we were going to sneak to the casino, of course minus my younger brother who's 12. I took those days for granted, and am grown up now, I wish I could go back to those care free days at home, procrastinating doing homework, I guess inside I still want to be a kid, ugh gotta grow up sometime I guess. On another note, I've finished reading my first book out here ; Discerning The Voice Of God. A truly great book, that has helped me grow a ton spiritually. I've now begun reading a second book, but has been delayed thanks much too, my brother. I remembered him watching the TV show Lost back home, and I began downloading episodes, and it's like cocaine, I'm hooked!! The story line for this show is incredible, I'm only on season one, and there's 6 seasons, my mom has sent me the rest, and am going to be receiving her box on Tuesday so from that day forward most of my free time will be filled up with that. Can't wait!!!
Well T minus 40 days and counting till I'm back in the states, in the mean time I'll keep rooting on my team. Were in the quater finals and tied the first leg away 0-0. Next one is here at home on Saturday. November has hit and new month has begun 17 days till the girl that holds my heart turn 19. As I come to a near completion of the first 6 months of my career as a professional soccer player, I'd like to title it Sacrifice & Patience. Anyways I'm out, I'll leave you guys with something I read every morning to start my day....
Proverbs 16:9 We can make our own plans, but God determines our steps.
Phillipians 2 He made Himself of no reputation.
"Each day is gift from God - have you said thank you today?"
And a note from my mom....
May the rose ride up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face.
May the rain fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again, may God always hold you in the palm of His hands.
Till the next one everybody take care all God Bless.
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