Agony and Extacy

Overnight was perhaps one of the hardest games of soccer to watch in a long time. (It also seems to fit the feelings you get having been a long-suffering fan). Watching Australia go so close to putting Brazil through a tough workout was painful. Watching it all slip away in the end was hard. Watching the referee efficiously deny Australia as effectively as our strikers inaccuracy did was very difficult. Knowing that Friday morning is a chance to fix it up, doesn't change the frustration.

Also Overnight, Geoff Ogilvie won the US Open Golf. Congrats for achieving a winning score of 5+ (which seems unusually high), but a win is a win, especially in a major.

Sport has hassles because a loss is eventually inevitable, the joys will wear off, and the great times will not last, but still, it is nice for a short while.