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Yesterday, in boiling heat, we played Ope IF at Jämtraft Arena B.

Beforehand a really, really tough test. Ope IF is a club with a history of 100 years, they have Torvallen, they have Furuparken, they have a youth programme and is just a massive, massive club. 
Cosmos have no home, we have a history of 5 years and are a very, very small club. So for us to go toe to toe with a club of Opes stature is a credit to everyone involved in Cosmos as it is David vs Goliath.

The game itself started rough, the ball for us seemed not to want to be paired with our players shoes and we lost control very easily throughout the first half which made us feel like we were constant under pressure, we felt that we did not gave ourselves the chance to express and show what we can do so halftime talk was very easy and a chance to regroup, refocus and come out with new energy and bravery - which we did.

Second half was sensational stuff from the boys, we were energetic, we won duels and we passed the ball to each other instead of to the opponent. The players were absolutely tremendous, we created enough chances to score at least one goal and to go from that first half into THAT second half versus a club like Ope, proves how far we have come on our journey.

Unfortunately  for us, Ope put their player manger Petter on for the final fifteen(?) minutes. And his quality and and experience won Ope the game with a well taken finish at the end of the game.

We are so proud of what the players showed today, the resilience, the bravery and their footballing knowledge in how to turn a game around from a not so good first half to an immense second half. We take this experience with us on our educational journey and we look ahead to the next game.

We were and are stronger together!