Village soccer battle

[This is from December 2012]

One of the closest PCVs to me, Brittany, and I organized a friendly match between my girls soccer team and a girls team that she created. It was a Peace Corps battle with a lot at stake (our pride, mostly).

We took a dilapidated van out to Brittany's village about an hour and a half away, on a long and bumpy road into the bush.

The game was more or less like any other match we played, with the exception of a visit by the devil who apparently attacked our goalie after a goal was scored on her. After the goal was scored she fell over and started rolling around and flailing her arms. Thankfully there was an exorcist in the audience who identified that there was a snake in her belly and was able to call it out (???).

Second half was less bizarre, with fewer demonic interventions. Long story short, we came out with a victory: 3-1.

 The two teams with coaches and Brittany and I

 Starting line up

Pre-game pep talk

 The soccer field

Goal post: not in great shape