Matthew, Soccer Star Jersey #8, Rocked The First Game Of The Season

I'm a fantastically thrilled soccer mom to my little champ and cheered him on at his first soccer game of his new team (known as "the red team" until the team name is officially decided upon) He almost scored a goal three times, made a ton of assists, kicked the ball away from the other team countless times, and made contact with the ball pretty much every time it was in play.  He ran his little heart out on the field the entire game (when he wasn't on the sidelines cheering on his teammates)

His team getting warmed up before the game (he is the second from the right) 

Let the game begin!  He is the second from the left 

We exchanged a multitude of 'thumbs up' gestures throughout the game :) 

Star player #8 can be seen in the middle (the tallest boy) 

Matthew knows that staying hydrated during the game is essential to staying on top of his awesome soccer skills 

 Meredith cheered on her brother from the sidelines

Matthew kicked the ball (the little boy on his team was kicking it the wrong way) all the way to the other end of the field where he came so close to making a goal-literally it hit the goal post and went to the other side of the net.  

Here he made a spectacular steal from the other team and brought the ball over near the goal 

 He is throwing the ball in from out of bounds (first little kid on the right)

Go Number 8!  Woo-hoo! 

Waiting with one of his teammates to get back into the game 

Although the refs don't keep score, I did in my head just for fun.  His team won 6-2!  Go Red Team! They lined up to give the other team a high-five at the end