Ocean’s high school varsity soccer team is hosting the Central Asian Soccer Classic, the culminating tournament of the Central Asia Federation of Athletics and Activities (CAFAA). This group of international schools in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, competes in cross country, soccer, basketball, volleyball, and track & field. My school, Tashkent International School is hosting the championship. My daughter Ocean is an excellent athlete and starts for the team. I got to watch her first game yesterday against the QSI Astana International School and they tied 2-2. Ocean played excellent defense and I thought the Owls were lucky to get the victory. They played better in the second half after falling behind 0-2 in the first half. They improved by kicking the ball harder and from further out at the goal.
In Ocean’s second game, they defeated the Bishkek International School 2-0. Ocean scored a goal!!!! They finished out the round-robin soccer today drawing with QSI Almaty International School 0-0 in a hard-fought game. Their quarterfinal game starts at 4:00 PM, but I will miss the next three games because I am on my way to Turkey. 😦
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