US Player Receives Yellow Card on German team!
Yes, that would be #8, Joe Haines! On Saturday, Joe's team played the 3rd place team in their league. Joe's team is made up of all players with 93 birthdays, however, they are playing UP in their league and often play other children who are 12 and 13 years old, 1-2 years older and certainly bigger. The coach did not expect Joe's team to be able to do much, however. . .they won the game 2-1! The player that Joe was responsible for was at least a foot and a half taller than he was and early in the game this #11 on the other team took Joe down twice! He even received a yellow card for his dirty play! It was actually pretty scary as Joe went down hard and I was concerned about a broken leg/ankle. This particular player, #11, seemed to be the "go to" player for the other team, but Joe had him shut down and he never scored except for a PK. What you should also know, is that the refs that the jugends get for their games are about the same quality as the refs we see at the indoor games in Dallas! Enough said?! So, Joe had made one of his usual hard tackles, getting all ball, but the ref called a foul on him. Unable (or chosing not to) control his temper, Joe kicked the ball way out of bounds, thus receiving a yellow card for his poor sportsmanship. Of course, we talked to Joe about it - if you're going to get a yellow card, get one for something not so STUPID! Fortunately, yellow cards do not carry over from game to game to game here unlike in the Classic league in Dallas. A player can receive a single yellow card in each game he plays in and nothing happens. If a player receives 2 yellow cards in a single game, then that becomes a RED and the player must leave the game. Hopefully, we never have to find out! The coaches of Joe's team were really excited about how well the team did! Joe has been very happy with his team!!! He gave the players TEXANS bands (like the Live Strong bands) and it's fun to see his new team mates wearing them in support of Joe!
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