the weight of 1 goal

I was watching Japan vs Cameroon game last night, and I must say that Japan did really well to hold their 1 goal lead till the end. Their defensive tactics for the second half was not enjoyable to watch, and probably Cameroon was unlucky not to get an equalizer when the ball hit a cross bar. Having said that, I was still happy that Japan got their important 3 points.

I think a beauty of soccer (or football) lies in its difficulty to score a goal. We do see 5 - 0 game from time to time, but that is very rare in international competitions. The weight of 1 goal is big in soccer and that makes the game exciting and dramatic.

I guess, fly fishing for bream is similar to a soccer match. We can catch 5 or 6 fish in a session sometime, but that is exceptional. Getting one hook up is a usual thing on a day on rivers around here, and that makes this fishing challenging.

昨日のカメルーン戦、日本は良く守りきったと思います。正直言って、後半は、一点リードを生かして、ショートパスを繋ぐ攻撃的なプレーを見たかったですが、オランダ、デンマークを相手にグループステージを抜けるには、そんな余裕も言っていられないので、やはり安全策を選んだの結果的には正解でしたね。

サッカーの面白い所は、点を取る難しさだと思います。何十点も入るスポーツと違って、サッカーでの１点は重みがあります。

クロダイの釣りも、あまり数釣りする事が無く、そういう点ではサッカーに似ていると思います。何匹も釣れ続ける事は滅多に無く、もしろ冬のこの時期は、１日やって１匹と言う方が多いです。少ないチャンスを活かせるかどうか。この辺がこの釣りのおもしろい所です。


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