The Twin City Fire intramural soccer team overcame unusual circumstances to drub their opponents 9-1 late Wednesday night.
The league match began at 10:30 p.m., when most thirtysomethings are in or approaching REM sleep.
"The last time I started a game this late was in college," recalled midfielder Joe McDonald.
The Fire are in the midst of their first season in the Game Time Gym II indoor soccer league. The stiff competition had kept the team, comprised mainly of a State Farm summer soccer league squad, winless through its first five contests. Fortunately for their record, their opponent was in last place, the only co-ed team, and also short handed for the graveyard tilt.
Despite borrowing a couple of the Fire's players to keep the sides equal, the blue team watched helplessly as McDonald took a centering pass and blasted it into the back of the net, his first tally of the season. He punched in two more in the first half, as the team charged out to a 7-1 half time advantage. The blue team's only goal was scored by one of their borrowed players.
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