Three Beatles

On the ride back from OKC last night, Pablo and Emi and I play "name that tune" for a while and then end up just singing Beatles songs. When we get to the house, I learn that Emi can play most notes on the recorder, which means he can use the same Beatles fake book I use to play Beatles songs on the piano and accompany me as a I pound my way through Beatles tunes. Pablo uses my back as a drum, until I get out my Moroccan bongo, and he plays that. We stay up late.

Season Eleven, Game Six

A Saturday noon home game against Madill United gets a late start.

Early in this one, Emilio's hard shot ricochets up and out of the hands of the Madill United keeper, and we take a 1-0 lead.

Madill United almost immediately equalizes the score. Then Emilio takes advantage of an aggressive keeper and delivers a fine turn and shot to o give us another lead.

Emi goes out near the end of the first half, and we end up tied 4-4.

Early in the second, Emilio takes a throw-in from Gareth, deftly dribbles through a wicket of four defenders, bypasses Coach Brock's increasingly insistent and familiar demands ("Pass! Pass! Pass! Pass!") and delivers a strong shot to the near post to give the Spartans a 5-4 lead.

Two minutes later, Emi takes a strong shot from the edge of the box. And we have a 6-4 lead. Emi has four goals.

Emi escapes two on the baseline and pushes a crosser past the keeper and Xander moves it softly across the line.

United scores an equalizer late, and we draw: 6-6.

Through six U12 games, Emilio has twelve goals. The rest of the team has five.

If you count Emi's U14 call up, he has fourteen goals in seven games.