Gooooooooooaaal!

I think it is safe to say that Jhonatan "eats, breaths and sleeps soccer". I can't count how many times we have heard "Grito Mundial" by Daddy Yankee and "Waka Waka" by Shakira (the Spanish version, of course)...both songs about soccer. In fact, he took a few minutes to listen to both songs before leaving to play in our nephew's soccer game on Sunday. Jhonatan was really excited to play but was a little overwhelmed when he saw the huge expanse of soccer fields. Luckily, our brother-in-law (who is also from Medellin, Colombia) was there to help translate and ease Jhonatan's fears. The boys were extremely welcoming and there was no need for translation...they all spoke the international language of "futbol".



Jhonatan asked to start off as goalie and did a great job but when he made the switch to the field, he really showed his stuff!



It didn't take Jhonatan long to interact with the other players. Here he is asking if it is his turn to come off the field. I also saw him downplay another player's mistake with a pat on the back and "I've been there" smile and high five the player who assisted one of Jhonatan's two goals. Yes, he scored two goals and as he said, the first one was "muy elegante"!



Jhonatan with my nephew and his buddy after the game.