Men's Soccer Blog From Brazil: Rainy Day and First Match
The Penn State Behrend men's soccer team is taking part in an international sports tour of Brazil from May 17-26. The following blog was sent by Penn State Behrend men's soccer players Dave Revtai, Matt Cline, and Cory Neiderer, and is the second in a series of short updates from the team trip to South America.
Day Two: Rainy Day and First Match
Greetings from Brazil! Everything is going well so far.
It rained early in the morning today (Wednesday) which kept us from
doing activities, due to the dirt roads. However, leave it to
a bunch of college kids as they'll make their own fun. Some
of us went horseback riding, while others rode bikes into
town. Also, there were card games going on back at the
resort.
Later, we put on a clinic for the local youth players in Sao
Bento. It was pretty fun as all the kids were really excited
to play soccer, let alone be with Americans. After the clinic
we played our first game against some young talented locals. The
result was 5-0 in favor of Behrend, Rafael Bretz scoring the first
goal. Chris Fanzorami played a good game in the net for us
making some key saves to keep the shut out. At the end of the
game we won the hearts of the locals who were giving us "rock star"
treatment. They were all chanting our names and wanting
photographs!
Thursday, we are hoping for no rain so we can go to the farm or
possibly a local waterfall that was originally planned for
Wednesday. The next team we play is a bit older and stronger.
It should be a good match with a little closer result. We
will be in touch with you all tomorrow to keep you updated, thanks
for all the support back at home!
