Sunday, June 17, 2007

Heading Home

Yesterday was our last day in Europe and we enjoyed a tour of Milan before free time to go shopping in one of the top 3 fashion cities in the world (the other 2 are New York & Paris). We left Milan at 2:45 to head back to the hotel and grab anything we needed for going to the final game.

The event was a mini tournament, hosted by Como 2000, and consisted of two 45-minute games. Our first game was against Como 2000, which we won 1-0. Kellie Slater '10 scored her third goal of the tour late in the game, while Steffi Yellin '10 had 2 saves to pick up the win. Lindsay Cunningham '09 fed the ball across the box and Kate Ashforth '08 fired a shot on net that was blocked by a player. Slater knocked the rebound past the goalie for the victory. Because of the win, we now had a break while Como 2000 played Tourino immediately after. Como took a 1-0 lead, but Tourino scored two quick goals to earn a 2-1 win.

At 7:00, Brown battled Tourino with the winner of that game claiming first place in the tournament. The Bears fought hard and had numerous chances to score, but Tourino slipped one past Brenna Hogue '10, who finished with 6 saves, early in the game on a beautiful header off a cross.

Following the game all three teams were awarded trophies and every player from each team was presented with a medal. We left the field at around 8:30 to go to a local pizzeria for our farewell dinner. The food was delicious and everyone got to pick their own individual pizza, which could have easily fed two people. Following our meal, the waitstaff brought out tiramisu in a cake pan with a sparkling candle in it. We were actually in the same room as two different groups celebrating birthdays who had gotten desserts with candles in them. We all sang Happy Birthday (in English) along with them, and when they brought out our tiramisu, both of those groups sang happy birthday to us ... it was pretty comical.

We got back to the hotel after midnight and had some time to pack before our flight home today. We leave for the airport in about 15 minutes so this will be my last post from Europe. I will try to post some more pictures when I get home either tonight or tomorrow.

Ciao

1 comment:

brownsoccermom said...

Thank you, thank-you. I have enjoyed reading here everyday. It has made me feel closer to you all and anxious to plan my next trip to Europe! Thank you Jeanne!