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Vatican City, Feb 21, 2010 / 12:59 am (CNA).- Saturday morning on the artificial turf of the Knights of Columbus soccer field at the Pontifical Oratory of St. Peter, the Pontifical North American College of Rome’s soccer team emerged victorious as they played against the formidable Brazilian College. This was the first game of many to be played as part in the 2010 Clericus Cup, a joint Church and Center for Italian Sport-sponsored tournament between 16 teams representing seminaries all over the world.
Stalwart defenses characterized game play and as the end of the match approached, both teams remained scoreless. However, with five minutes to play, the “North American Martyrs” struck gold with a header from close range. The goal was celebrated raucously by more than 20 other seminarians from the NAC in attendance, including those dressed as Captain America, Uncle Sam and Batman, who gave their boys a decided home field advantage with cheers and chants throughout the match.
Despite the momentary advantage, however, the game was far from over as the obviously exhausted Brazilians were able to muster up a final effort with less than a minute to go. They knocked one in and knotted up score at 1-1.
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Stalwart defenses characterized game play and as the end of the match approached, both teams remained scoreless. However, with five minutes to play, the “North American Martyrs” struck gold with a header from close range. The goal was celebrated raucously by more than 20 other seminarians from the NAC in attendance, including those dressed as Captain America, Uncle Sam and Batman, who gave their boys a decided home field advantage with cheers and chants throughout the match.
Despite the momentary advantage, however, the game was far from over as the obviously exhausted Brazilians were able to muster up a final effort with less than a minute to go. They knocked one in and knotted up score at 1-1.
Full article…