If Job was a sports fan…

My first live Vancouver Goldeneyes game. A result typical of the last year of sports in my life, but an amazing atmosphere and culture in the arena. Everyone watches women’s sports.

So here is a rundown of the last eight months of sports in my life:

The ugly:

• TSS Rovers Men hold first position in the league until the last week of play. Langley United scores as added time penalty in the last game of the season against the Whitecaps and steals the title from us.
• The Toronto Blue Jays lose the World Series in extra innings in game seven.
• The Canada men’s and women hockey teams both lose their gold medal games in overtime to the USA.
• The Rugby Six Nations ended today with Ireland needing England to beat France. Nearly 100 points are scored and by the end of the game, England lead by one. At the clock ticks over the 80th minute they concede a penally for a high tackle and Ramos for France kicks a 45 yard penalty to win the Six Nations and break every heart in Ireland, and every Irish heart everywhere else.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs blow a million two goal leads, and lost another one tonight in the shootout. They drift towards the bottom of the standings, now 12 points out of a playoff spot.
• Tottenham Hotspur look to be facing relegation for the first time since 1977, and just bungled the first leg of their Champions League knockout round campaign. The new manager is, let’s say, not loved. Igor Tudor, we hardly knew ye.
• The Vancouver Goldeneyes drop two overtime losses in a row, making it four in a row lately.

Important individual games that provided moments of extreme quality and deep heartbreak. And seasons for some of the teams I follow that have drifted into bizarre and sustained failure.

The beautiful:

• TSS Rovers women win the Metro Women’s Soccer League on the last game of the season for the first time in their 15 year history.
• Vancouver Rise (including former TSS Rover Kirsten Tynan) slide into the playoffs, beat Ottawa on penalties in the second leg of the semi final and upset League winners AFC Toronto in the final to win the Championship.

So, focus on the women’s football. Rovers and Rise seasons starts next month.