Today was another gorgeous day with sunshine and spectacular scenery as a backdrop during soccer. We were placed in the championship bracket and were playing for the Shell Cup, the highest honor for 10 year olds in Iceland. We played 4 closely contested games today and the boys displayed their skill and fighting spirit throughout the day.
Colorado Rush placed 6th out of 104 teams—Spectacular!!!!!
The boys were also successful trading Rush USA jerseys with the Icelandic players and they all had huge smiles with their new Icelandic friends. At the closing ceremony, Colorado Rush was honored with the Sportsmanship Award and they walked to the stage among a standing ovation and chants of USA by parents and players. This was a great experience for the team and they were rewarded for the exemplary behavior, on and off the field. Finally, Alex Dunda was selected to the All Tournament Team, comprised of 10 players from the tournament. With over 1000 boys in the tournament, this was a great accomplishment for Alex and Colorado Rush.
They team ended their day with guess what….more soccer! After the closing ceremony and hot dog dinner, the boys headed back to the school for midnight soccer on the turf fields with siblings and the other Icelandic teams. What a great way to end the day!
We have to thank our coach, Greg Parham, for successfully leading our boys in this tournament. Their focus and determination showed in their strong performance and they were respected by the Icelandic coaches and players. What a great honor for Greg and Colorado Rush.
Awesome job team USA. Congratulations on a great finish. Thank you everyone for the wonder blogs. I really enjoyed reading about the trip. Please let the boys know Homer says congratulates.
ReplyDeleteWOW! So proud of the boys! Yes, thank you to Greg and Erin for planning an amazing trip and thanks to Greg for coaching these boys so well. Thanks to Ken and Kathy for letting Luke being an honorary Peterson for this trip. We realize this was a group effort and so many of you parents made this possible for Luke so thank you for allowing Luke to be a part of this TEAM USA family. This has been an amazing experience for him and we are so grateful he was able to do this with such a great group of people. Thank you for all the work that went into this blog. You are all so thoughtful for taking the time so us at home would know what was going on. We have loved reading about and seeing your adventures! Have A Safe Flight Home!
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