fortunate to have a very good group of parents. Most of the ones participating in futsal have been with the program for 5 or more years, and we've had VERY LITTLE drama in terms of harassment on playing time, position, etc. So I don't expect any steely eyed glances because..... The 2 teams were chosen by agreement of 4 dad coaches. If anything, I'd say that most of the parents and coaches, including me, expected last night to be a close game, but perhaps with Team B having the advantage, since the parents also know the players. And if we look at common opponents in November, Team B beat Red 1 by something like 7-3. Team A beat Red 1 by 1 goal, 5-4. Both teams lost to Red #2 by about 2 goals each. As for Defenders with the goalie, we have 2 excellent defenders. One was the JV Captain, on team B, and the other was on A. And the way we play futsal is a 1-2-1 formation, and we switch a player out every 3 minutes and rotate the formation, so EVERY player plays every position except goalie. Also, Team B has the only player who made the school varsity team in the fall, the only player who was called up to varsity for a game and a few practices in the fall, and the JV Captain. They should be good. But last night, they weren't moving the ball and weren't covering well defensively. A scored 1, then a 2nd, then a 3rd and B started chasing offense to get back into it, leaving their poor goalie wide open against 2 on 1's, rebound opportunities, etc. By the time we were in the 2nd half, they were pushing so hard to try and get SOME goal on the board that it just continued worse. And Team B didn't have to play their worst player because he was sick and didn't come. They're all friends, so it's bragging rights for a week or so, but I don't expect any hard feelings.