An Eye Opener

The first game of the Trinity Tigers soccer season was against Mary-Hardin Baylor at home. We were ranked number five in the nation at the time and were confident that we would role over Mary-Hardin Baylor. Our soccer team had not lost a home game in multiple years much less a season opener. We went out onto the field overconfident and unaware of what was to come. We warmed up excited but with an air of superiority as if being the number five team in the nation made everyone else inferior. The game began and we started off slow and unorganized. We gave up a very weak goal only eight and a half minutes into the game. As the game progressed we had the majority of opportunities but we looked and played terribly. At half time Coach McGinlay was furious and you could hear him yelling at everyone that played during half time from across the field. The second half began and we still were playing poorly. We were not connecting our passes or moving well for each other. We continued to have more opportunities than the other team but we were not able to put the ball in the back of the net. In the seventy fifth minute of the game Mary-Hardin Baylor scored a second goal. At this point the thought of losing first set into are mind and we were in disbelief. We finally were able to score a goal in the eighty sixth minute but it was too late. We out shot Mary-Hardin Baylor twenty fife to seven and had almost four times the amount of corner kicks. We suffered the first home opener loss since nineteen ninety eight. We were embarrassed and had multiple team meetings afterwards to reevaluate our goals for the year. From then on out we decided to work even harder than before and to never underestimate a team again. Since then we have been undefeated and plan on continuing this throughout the playoffs.