The first televised match wouldn't start until 11:30 AM, so I got up to drive to the gym to work out. However, the gym wouldn't open until 8:00 AM on Sunday, so I stopped by McDonald's to have McMuffin, McCafe and Hash Brown first. It's very sunny on this Father's Day and a dozen people came to the restaurant to have breakfast as well when I left. Driving under the strong sunshine, I got across the street to turn my van into the parking lot at LA Fitness at Canyon Park, it had opened 20 minutes earlier.
Finishing the routine, I drove back home. As planned, I turned into the parking lot at Lynnwood High. A guy had bumped ball on one of the fields, so I took another one to practice penalty kick and free kick.
When I was making the free kick, that guy came over to ask me if I wanted to play with him and he would like to be the keeper. I told him to let me make 10 shots, then we could exchange. He agreed and asked me where I came from, I told him I was originally from China and he told me he was from Sweden when he was 4 years old. Wow, it's a surprise. Definitely I had a lot to chat with him in the next hour. Yes, we talked a lot of about Sweden. I should say the time we spent for chatting more than playing soccer. He is only 28, 22 years junior than I am, so some of the things I talked about Sweden he didn't really know. However, he said he would ask his Dad. He has gone back to Stockholm every two years, so I suggested that we hang out to have a beer on Kungsgatan if we can be there the same time next time. I bet he knows much more about Stockholm than I know, especially nowadays. Exchanging the cellphone numbers, we agreed to practice the soccer together whenever we would have chances over the weekends.
The match between France and Switzerland ended up scoreless. Albania won over Romania 1 to 0, so they are still in the game. Euro Cup16 got into final round of group stage, so in the next several days, teams for Round 16 would be determined.
MLS matches resumed after the disruption of Copa Centenario. First one was between Sporting Kansas City and FC Dallas. It's not fair for FC Dallas not to have an own goal made by confused SKC defender credited in the first half. That goal absolutely crossed the goal line. However, lineman showed sympathy to the player who obviously was in a bad mood during that period of time. The temperature might be too high. The same player helped host score the first goal, then he became the clear hero of his team. The following televised match was Sounders visiting New York Red Bull. Though Sounders controlled the match very well and created many more opportunities, but the winner was the host. Sounders was still one of the teams at the bottom and there is no sign to show when they are going to turnaround.
Weekend ended. I would start a new week tomorrow. Week after week, the life is a routine.
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