Memorial Weekend we all stayed home instead of going up north like we usually try to do. Sean's soccer team opted to play in the Canton Cup this weekend and we all wanted to watch him and his team. His team is a division 1 rec team and they entered into the lowest division in the tournament. His bracket was all lower-select teams so we knew it was going to be a challenge playing against select. All of his games were at Heritage Park this year for the 11v11 fields, which was a bummer since the majority of the tournament was played at Independence Park, including the food trucks and merch tents.
His first game on Friday was against the Canton Regulators. The Sharks did their best to stop the Regulators, but ended up playing mostly defense the whole game and lost 2-0.
Saturday his game wasn't until 4pm so we were able to enjoy most of the day before showing up to the field. They went up against the Warriors, a select team from Waterford. Our boys ended up winning 5-0 and it was an exciting game, giving the kids a bit of confidence that they could turn it around.
Sean had his friend Charlie spend the night. Sunday, the game wasn't until 1pm. They played a team from Windsor that was very, very good. They played a game of keep away from our boys and we lost 4-0. The kids were bummed and were officially out of the tournament at that point. The Windsor team and the Regulators from our Friday night ended up being the two teams in the championship game.
It was a fun weekend and a good experience, even though they didn't go as far as they wanted! I'm glad Sean was able to have another Canton Cup experience! They'll still finish the regular rec season as the division champions, as they've won all of their regular season games. Their last game is on Saturday and they're projected to win.
Go Sharks!
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