 |
| Photos by Stan Rolfsrud
Score one for the South team. Judging by the enthusiasm, they could have been playing for the Persian Gulf Cup.
|
 |
| Universal rule: Keep your eyes on the ball. |
Huffing and puffing on a reduced-size soccer field, a dozen or so middle-aged footballers played a Sunday morning game with a level of skill earned from a lifetime of competition.
Shouting encouragement and bantering in Farsi, these ex-pat Iranians gathered in El Dorado park just off McDowell for their weekly game, cheered on by elders and family members. They brought along their own spiffy fold-up goal nets and it looked like there might be a midday picnic in the offing. When the photographer departed, it appeared the team with the South goal was cleaning up.
The field of play may have been somewhat reduced, but the footballs were round. . . and fully inflated.
 |
| Gentleman footballers. What possibly could go wrong here? |
