It was all there, a complete set of emotions and feelings… Speed, fear, overtaking, adrenaline, noise, vibrations, (small) crashes, sweat, winning, loosing. A complete birthday party of one of their friends at the kart tracks in the sun. A nice event, and the kids really liked it, so maybe we need to try this a few more times.
Not bad at all! Alan’s first football tournament has finished, and they ended up right in the middle. His team has secured fourth place! Super good! Alan turned out to be one of the top scorers on his team, and we’re naturally very thrilled for him.
| Results | Statistics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking | Team | Points | Won | Tied | Lost |
| 1 | Muelle Grande | 37 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Las Coloradas | 36 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Guiniguada B | 30 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Inter Colonia B | 18 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | Alcotan Canarias | 17 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Pedro Hidalgo | 15 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Victoria C | 9 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Atletico Isleta B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
The last match of the tournament! It would be very nice to finish with a win. It is a home game, so we have an advantage.
Ai, the first half started not so good, with three goals by the other team. The second half was even worse with at least four six more goals. I even lost count.
| 26 apr | Inter Colonia B | 0 – 9 | Las Coloradas |
| 26 apr | Inter Colonia B | 0 – 9 | Las Coloradas |
| 11 apr | Guiniguada B | 3 – 2 | Inter Colonia B |
| 4 apr | Pedro Hidalgo B | 1 – 0 | Inter Colonia B |
| 29 mar | Inter Colonia B | 7 – 2 | Victoria C |
| 22 mar | Alcotan Canarias | 5 – 2 | Inter Colonia B |
| 15 mar | Inter Colonia B | 7 – 0 | Atletico Isleta B |
| 8 mar | Muelle Grande | 8 – 3 | Inter Colonia B |
| 1 mar | Las Coloradas | 10 – 3 | Inter Colonia B |
| 22 feb | Inter Colonia B | 4 – 5 | Guiniguada B |
| 15 feb | Inter Colonia B | 5 – 4 | Pedro Hidalgo B |
| 8 feb | Victoria C | 6 – 8 | Inter Colonia B |
| 1 feb | Inter Colonia B | 2 – 1 | Alcotan Canarias |
| 25 jan | Atletico Isleta B | 4 – 7 | Inter Colonia B |
| 18 jan | Inter Colonia B | 2 – 4 | Muelle Grande |
Another game that is played on a Friday. A bit earlier this time, so I won’t be able to make it. It will be a difficult game, but I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
Alan did not play, he did not feel good, so he stayed home and was reading his new hamster book in the evening. Sadly his team lost but it was a close call.
| 11 apr | Guiniguada B | 3 – 2 | Inter Colonia B |
Only one more game to play, next week.
| 26 apr | 09:00 | Inter Colonia B | Las Coloradas |
| 11 apr | Guiniguada B | 3 – 2 | Inter Colonia B |
| 4 apr | Pedro Hidalgo B | 1 – 0 | Inter Colonia B |
| 29 mar | Inter Colonia B | 7 – 2 | Victoria C |
| 22 mar | Alcotan Canarias | 5 – 2 | Inter Colonia B |
| 15 mar | Inter Colonia B | 7 – 0 | Atletico Isleta B |
| 8 mar | Muelle Grande | 8 – 3 | Inter Colonia B |
| 1 mar | Las Coloradas | 10 – 3 | Inter Colonia B |
| 22 feb | Inter Colonia B | 4 – 5 | Guiniguada B |
| 15 feb | Inter Colonia B | 5 – 4 | Pedro Hidalgo B |
| 8 feb | Victoria C | 6 – 8 | Inter Colonia B |
| 1 feb | Inter Colonia B | 2 – 1 | Alcotan Canarias |
| 25 jan | Atletico Isleta B | 4 – 7 | Inter Colonia B |
| 18 jan | Inter Colonia B | 2 – 4 | Muelle Grande |
This game is played on Friday, in the evening. All the previous matches were played on Saturday, and in the morning, so we will see what affect this new planning has.
A very exiting match. Both teams were playing on a vey similar level. A lot of near goals, and sadly the only goal that entered the net was from the other team.
| 4 apr | Pedro Hidalgo B | 1 – 0 | Inter Colonia B |
To complete the pool we still have two matches to play. There are 8 teams, so in total there will be 14 matches. Each combination will play a game at home and visiting the other team. Right now Inter Colonia is fourth on the ranking. There are options to reach third spot. We’ll see.
| 11 apr | 18:00 | Guiniguada | Inter Colonia B |
| 26 apr | 09:00 | Inter Colonia B | Las Coloradas |
| 4 apr | Pedro Hidalgo B | 1 – 0 | Inter Colonia B |
| 29 mar | Inter Colonia B | 7 – 2 | Victoria C |
| 22 mar | Alcotan Canarias | 5 – 2 | Inter Colonia B |
| 15 mar | Inter Colonia B | 7 – 0 | Atletico Isleta B |
| 8 mar | Muelle Grande | 8 – 3 | Inter Colonia B |
| 1 mar | Las Coloradas | 10 – 3 | Inter Colonia B |
| 22 feb | Inter Colonia B | 4 – 5 | Guiniguada B |
| 15 feb | Inter Colonia B | 5 – 4 | Pedro Hidalgo B |
| 8 feb | Victoria C | 6 – 8 | Inter Colonia B |
| 1 feb | Inter Colonia B | 2 – 1 | Alcotan Canarias |
| 25 jan | Atletico Isleta B | 4 – 7 | Inter Colonia B |
| 18 jan | Inter Colonia B | 2 – 4 | Muelle Grande |
A home match against Victoria. The previous match against this opponent resulted in a win, although it was a pretty close call. Still, it make a new victory pretty likely.
Three point gained! A nice match with plenty of goals.
| 29 mar | Inter Colonia B | 7 – 2 | Victoria C |
| 22 mar | Alcotan Canarias | 5 – 2 | Inter Colonia B |
| 15 mar | Inter Colonia B | 7 – 0 | Atletico Isleta B |
| 8 mar | Muelle Grande | 8 – 3 | Inter Colonia B |
| 1 mar | Las Coloradas | 10 – 3 | Inter Colonia B |
| 22 feb | Inter Colonia B | 4 – 5 | Guiniguada B |
| 15 feb | Inter Colonia B | 5 – 4 | Pedro Hidalgo B |
| 8 feb | Victoria C | 6 – 8 | Inter Colonia B |
| 1 feb | Inter Colonia B | 2 – 1 | Alcotan Canarias |
| 25 jan | Atletico Isleta B | 4 – 7 | Inter Colonia B |
| 18 jan | Inter Colonia B | 2 – 4 | Muelle Grande |
Here we go again. After last weeks win the team is ready for another win. We won the previous match, so what will this match bring? Fingers crossed.
Too bad, we lost! Alan did not play in this match. He had to take it easy for a week. His spirit did participate as you can see in the match photo with his team mates holding up his shirt.
| 22 mar | Alcotan Canarias | 5 – 2 | Inter Colonia B |
| 15 mar | Inter Colonia B | 7 – 0 | Atletico Isleta B |
| 8 mar | Muelle Grande | 8 – 3 | Inter Colonia B |
| 1 mar | Las Coloradas | 10 – 3 | Inter Colonia B |
| 22 feb | Inter Colonia B | 4 – 5 | Guiniguada B |
| 15 feb | Inter Colonia B | 5 – 4 | Pedro Hidalgo B |
| 8 feb | Victoria C | 6 – 8 | Inter Colonia B |
| 1 feb | Inter Colonia B | 2 – 1 | Alcotan Canarias |
| 25 jan | Atletico Isleta B | 4 – 7 | Inter Colonia B |
| 18 jan | Inter Colonia B | 2 – 4 | Muelle Grande |
This match has brought quite a few extra spectators for Alan. There is family visiting, and of course, no one wants to miss this top match. In the previous match we secured a victory. Can we achieve this again?
We are back! A massive victory where Alan scored a goal! In the end our team scored 7 times!
| 15 mar | Inter Colonia B | 7 – 0 | Atletico Isleta B |
| 8 mar | Muelle Grande | 8 – 3 | Inter Colonia B |
| 1 mar | Las Coloradas | 10 – 3 | Inter Colonia B |
| 22 feb | Inter Colonia B | 4 – 5 | Guiniguada B |
| 15 feb | Inter Colonia B | 5 – 4 | Pedro Hidalgo B |
| 8 feb | Victoria C | 6 – 8 | Inter Colonia B |
| 1 feb | Inter Colonia B | 2 – 1 | Alcotan Can. |
| 25 jan | Atletico Isleta B | 4 – 7 | Inter Colonia B |
| 18 jan | Inter Colonia B | 2 – 4 | Muelle Grande |
It seems impossible to avoid these kinds of issues… Something basic has failed once again. I understand that logistics are challenging, but in this case, it seems the logistical base should have been in order. Hundreds of photos of hundreds of children, along with a record of name, number in the album, team, coach, group photo, team logo, landscape or portrait. This must have been thought through.
The problem: The football cards of Alan’s team are unfortunately not all perfect. A mistake slipped in. One of Alan’s teammates does have their own card, but with the wrong photo of another boy. Such a shame, especially for the boy himself and his parents.
An (empty) album costs 7 euros, and for every 6 cards, you pay 1.50 euros. The album holds nearly 200 cards, so with plenty of trading, you can manage with exactly 34 packs. That will cost (34 x 1.50) + 7 = 58 euros. It’s an expensive album, especially if your child is pictured incorrectly in it, for his team mates it is a shame that a friend’s card isn’t accurate.
A quick fix would be to print a few new corrected cards. That seems like the cheapest solution to me. Perhaps they’ll do nothing; ‘better luck next time’ is even cheaper. We’ll see how this unfolds.
The highly anticipated soccer cards have arrived. Right of the bat we started with a big investment. 16 packets with 6 cards each, and the album to store them in. We did not know the total amount of cards we needed to fill up the album, so it was a bit of a gamble. Of course Alan wanted his very first personalized album to be complete so there will probably be quite a number of weeks where card trading will be a big part of the football training.
We will have to keep our fingers crossed to see if Alan is inside one of the little bags. If not, we are hoping to get at least some of his friends, or at the very least a few people from his team.
Well, Alan got lucky, a teammate got a repeated Alan, and gave the extra card to Alan, so he started out with his own card before even opening his first packet.