Day:266, Words:266

The last football day of the season for the kids of Øksfjord. Today, the parade of parents and children aged ten and under made the familar journey to Alta for the FD cup. Being held two weeks later in the season than usual, the conditions were at least two weeks colder. The parents had found their winter jackets, not the long overcoat variety that looked stylish on Elliot Ness, but rather the puffy sleeping bag type that weighs nothing and blocks out the weather, the noise and all the other dull aspects of life.

The kids proudly wore their Øksjord red /orange shirts over hoodies. Gloves were common and the blue shorts were replaced by a sea of black Adidas tracksuit pants.

The mini team had a busy schedule of five games squeezed into a few short hours. From the first whistle, the boys were switched on combining the joy of football with the endevour of a group that was no longer satisfied with the pride of narrow losses to more experienced and resource rich bigger teams from Alta. After a couple of years of trying their best, the Øksfjordian mini team started to produce fantastic teamwork and the results followed. For the first time in quite a while, the parents and players began to take notice of the scores as the boys recorded suprising victory after victory.

At the end of a chilled afternoon, the boys had won four of their five games and celebrated with their traditional waving shirts ritual.These young lads had a great day, excelling in sportsmanship, fairplay and good quality football.

 

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