Articles by Udar Gromov

Today we experienced a nice, windy and warm spring day.  That means we will be kicked out soon, as we are not the only people, who fell in love with warm plastic grass. We gathered at 09:15 and started the game at 09:38.  Most of the game we played 8 […]

We were afraid that it will take months for our high snow bank to melt away. It was a great surprise to see the entire field plowed, and all the show completely off the field. Skyline last Sunday after a fresh dump of snow on the ground. It was only […]

DARKs played down 4 on 5 for the first 55 minutes of the game (from 10:58 to 11:03). They were winning 5:2 and full of enthusiasm.  Then, exhausted and tired, they played 4 on 4 for the remaining 52 minutes (from 11:03 to 11:55) and lost 1:5.  How can we make […]

Next week a lot of people  are disappearing due to a long weekend.  Goals are transferred to Lesha K.  So keep tune for the news. Goalkeeper seems distracted And an inevitable goal a second later Almost no clean up today.  Just fixed a far remote corners of the field.  Plus, shovels […]

Tomorrow it will be cold, nasty weather.  All the hell will break loose.  And the wind will blow hard.   And your feet will freeze and eventually fall off.  Do not risk it.  Stay home with wife and kids, if any. For the rest of us, today we got 9 people.  […]

Yes!  We are still playing. But no one gets any statistics.  On Saturdays we do not have enough people and it is not official.  On Sundays we are getting too many people, and we have to play with 3 rotating teams. This week we discovered a sheet of ice under […]

Winter records were broken by our team-member attendance.  It is end of a snowy of January,  and we had 16 people on the ground today. Youthful enthusiasm prevailed, and after one tired shovel worrier, grew another one to replace him. We extended the field, but only 4 on 4 could […]

Six people made their way through snow and cold.   Even small  “sniper” shovels played their role today.  And all were rewarded with a bright sunshine and mild windless conditions. Lenia G. like a mirage on the horizon was appearing several times, but never materialized into a flesh and blood.  What […]

Here are some Headlines for today’s game: Organization and discipline displayed under harsh conditions. 11 people, 6 WHITEs and 5 DARKs celebrated middle on the winter. Cold was not a factor today, but Alex B. was. DARKs needed, but never got help from Vadim L. and Yura D. Zhenia D. […]

Snow was fluffy and light. We were dressed too warm for the weather. We had to loose items of clothing every five minutes. Vova M. played without a hat or a bonnet. But let’s go in chronological order. Snow Removal Area Vova M. 1 / 3 33% Kolya P. 1 […]

Some get it more of it. some miss it entirely. It was a tough power football today. No one complained, but our Fall 2010 champion Vladis Sh. had to leave early (at 10:56) because of powerful blow in a groin area. That was not pretty.  Chris V. had to switch […]