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ChwkCityOct.25,TIE1-1 Slideshow "The curse of the Tai!" Maybe Tai Palladino will have to change his name to "Wynn" before we can break this habit of 50/50 soccer. We haven't won (or lost) since he joined our team. Beautiful day for the Beautiful Game! The field has been freshly punched and sanded, though, so it was a bit like playing beach soccer. Lots of cards. One yellow for Justin and an early red and 3 more yellows for City. We had a lot of time and space in the first half, using our man advantage well. Lots of little passes and support for the ball carrier — but 0-0 at the half. From Al Berry: "First of all, let me say that the first half of the game was the best we have played..... ever!  I am very proud of the team for what they did and the fact we didn't score is irrelevant to the fact we actually played proper soccer." Things changed after that, with City pressing from the kick-off. Soon, they had a free kick from just outside the box. They put it around our wall and just past the fingertips of Kyle, who dove to his left corner. We had several chances, from Sitwala, Craig and Hanway — then late in the game, Ryan Long took it into the box. After a few crashes and missed clearing attempts, the ball came back to Ryan and he put it in from a tough angle. Oct.25Showing 1-43 of 43241 visitsAlbum by Barry StewartPhotos by Barry Stewart & Taylor Steinebach

ValleyHelicopters Brenner Cheyenne2008-9 (Paid political ads, proceeds to the team). PA250036 "Elbow Al". Choppers: Please vote (at Coquihalla School) before the game! PA250045 Fresh sand. May be worked in, after a heavy rain. PA259980 Bruce's free kick in the first half. PA259981 PA259983 Tai, going for a dive. PA259985 Ryan Long in his first game. PA259986 PA259988 Geoff, before being cut down. PA259989 PA259993 Steve. PA259994 PA259996 Great expressions on the line. (Click to large.) PA259997 Note the jumper. Al and Steve advise us to do this (in the line), at the precise time. Jump — and keep your toes down to maximize your coverage. PA250001 Tai and Craig sandwich. PA250002 PA250004 First half action. PA250005 Yeah, Kyle! Clearing a corner, while a City attacker has him in his sights. PA250009 Who kicked that one? PA250010 Note the scuffed knees on Tai. The sand was as abrasive as the game! PA250011 Good shot, Taylor! Thanks! PA250012 Just before I get called for tripping.... (Correct call, though.) PA250013 1 Good shot of Geoff, Taylor! One of my faves of the day. PA250017 The offside goal, I believe. Rebound came out, then back to the shooter, who only had Kyle between him and the net. Correct call! PA250018 Sitwala and Kyle, trying to re-enact the Titan crash! (Will they ever learn?) PA250019 PA250020 Their goal, from a dubious free kick, maybe 10 minutes into the second half. PA250023 Daniel Arrowsmith. PA250025 PA250026 Garry Arrowsmith. PA250029 Craig on his best chance, shouldered out by the d-man. PA250035 PA250038 PA250040 PA250041 PA250050 The approach... PA250051 The extension... PA250052 The crash! Ryan is hiding behind, untouched. The ball comes back to him and he puts it in for the tie. PA250053 After the goal, they check on the injured player.