Perseverance and luck

What a day:-)

Congratulations the U.S. women’s soccer team.

as expected,

Gold.

But, you will forgive me,

if the story that resonated most,

with me and my compatriots,

today,

was a bronze medal,

We are so proud:-)

First team medal in a traditional team sport for Canada since 1936 in Berlin, where the men took silver in Basketball, we win medals, just not so much in traditional team sports, we’re also talking Summer Olympics, here:-)

The Canadian women,

beat the French national team,

to take the bronze,

it took everything they had,

the French were tough,

they kept coming,

and the Canadians kept stopping them,

they were very tired,

after the gruelling tournament,

they’ve been through,

the emotional letdown,

of their heartbreak loss,

to the Americans,

and possible sanctions,

by those clowns at FIFA,

for daring to criticise,

the ref.

They were distraught,

they were entitled,

to that,

to their anger.

Anyway,

they played hard,

not pretty,

tired women,

thank goodness,

for the French’s inability,

to connect with the net,

good luck,

and Erin Macleod’s,

stellar goal keeping,

the defense,

saved us,

kept us in,

and then at 91:49,

Diana Matheson,

all five foot zero of her:-)

found herself on the receiving end,

of a beautiful pass,

by Sophie Schmidt,

and she put it in the net,

1-0 Canada,

game over,

bronze medal.

They have persevered,

believed in themselves,

they have made us believers,

never give up,

not ’til the last second.

Next year,

the women’s world cup,

will be in Canada,

and,

I will be watching,

these women have made,

this hockey lovin’ butch,

a soccer fan,

thank you girls,

for never giving up.

🙂

Later girls,

BB