The Fever Lives On

Germany's dream of a European Championship in 2008 lives on. The German team beat Austria 1-0 last night on a penalty kick from about 30 meters from the goal by Michael Ballack, the German team captain.

The great thing for me was that me and Spencer got to watch the game together and enjoy the goal together. Spencer was supposed to be in bed, but came down at halftime and said he couldn't sleep. He was just too uneasy. He usually sleeps just fine, so It must have been due to the Germany game.

I said he could stay up and we watched the 2nd half together. In the 49th minute Ballack scored the 1 and only goal of the night. It was a sweet blast to the right of the fence the Austrian players made and into the upper right hand corner of the net. The clocked the ball at 130 kilometers per hour (about 80 m.p.h.).

It was sweet and even sweeter since Spencer was there.