You may recall me not having much fun playing football last week, and threatening soccer as vengeance.

I sold the rest of the guys on it, but we didn't have enough people- four on four soccer is kind of lame. So we challenged the Airframes shop. They accepted, and the date was on: Friday at the gym's soccer field, at 0500.

First some preparations needed to be made. We needed a soccer ball. Also, I wanted some cleats, as my running shoes don't work that well on grass, especially grass wet from the morning dew. I'd seen the sign for a soccer shop not far from the base gate, so I drove over and went shopping.

The shop was acually a soccer clothing shop, containing team jerseys for every team I'd ever heard of in the major European leagues, and plenty of teams that were new to me. I didn't particularly need a Man U shirt. The only actual soccer gear they had were two models of balls, only one in a adult size. So I bought that one.

I drove on to the PX, hoping for some cleats. They only had one type of soccer cleats, but they had a pair that fit me, and they were only $17, which is a plus. They also had soccer balls, including the same one I'd bought out in town, for half the price. Whoops. I also picked up a pair of shin guards.

The game itself was a lot of fun. We were eight on eight, with no goalies (because the nominal purpose was excercise, so everyone was to be running around the field.) I don't have a very high PFT, and I can't play football or baseball, so people assume I'm unathletic. But I can play soccer quite well, thank you very much. I'm not a great shot, although my dribbling skills were sufficient to keep away most of the inexperienced opposition. My primary skills are on defense, and I showed them to good effect. I don't think I was beat one-on-one a single time.

The game ended after an hour with an honorable score: tied, one all. Now we're trying to decide who to challenge for next week.

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