World Lacrosse Championships - Day Thirteen

After two scrimmages and 5 hard matches in just two weeks, Letvia was once again at the opposite end of the field from us.

It was a slow match (again) where none of the teams wanted to risk to much. Latvia was more dangerous and got ahead by a few goals. Their defense was strong and their goalie sucked up most of what we could throw at him.

Half way through the match the game was interupted by thunder and rain. According to the rules the game can only be resumed 30 minutes after the last lightning has been detected. At 3.07 the match that started 12.30 could continue and with the last 30 minutes of the game. The score was 4-1, but after the unvoluntary break Denmark quickly reduced the score to 4-3.

The fast reduction made the Latvians resume their gameplan from the last match, stalling the play on offence, forcing us to play pressure defense. We had our chance to catch up when we were man up for 3 minutes do to a strategical request for a stick check after a Letvian goal. The stick was illegal and the goal waived off. But to make matters worse Denmark dropped the ball on offense and the letvians expanded their lead to 5-3 on a fast break. That was also the final score in a boring match where the coaches played a tight bench.

"It felt like I was running in gravy," midfielder Bo Bennekov said, describing how his legs were beginning to disobey orders.

A mixture of bad finnishes, tough luck and a great goalie won the match for Latvia.

The team is increasingly disregarding common sence as the "camp-crazies" are taking hold of the players' minds. Later that night the team was entertained by a wet toiletpaper fight, and Dane Hansen found himself strawling the hallway in his sleep effectively locking himself out of his room in his boxers.

The world games are over in the minds of everybody. Tomorrows game against Czech Republic is a formality as no one seriously belives that we can beat them. The spirit in the camp is generally good.