A Wish Fulfilled - How Atticus Made Us All Better

Last Wednesday, I got to go to the biggest, most important soccer match I will ever get to go to. Was it a final? No. Was it a championship game? No. Was it World Cup or Olympics? No. But it was more important than all of those put together.

By Bruce Ely for the Oregonian. I'm somewhere in that crowd but that's not as important as Atticus about to score!

Last Wednesday, I got to watch Atticus and the Green Machine take on the Portland Timbers in an exhibition match and win.

But it was more than just a game and a win. It was you and me and community and sunshine and Portland and love and soccer and a little boy who wished to play with his friends and his heroes.

Atticus and his teammates didn't know they were granting us wishes as well. Because of his selfless wish, we all got to be a part of something wonderful and magical.

I hope I always remember that most wonderful afternoon but there will be those days when I am down, those days when nothing seems right. On those days, I can come here and relive the best afternoon I ever had and the best, most important game I will ever attend.

By Bruce Ely for the Oregonian. An "awesome" time was had by all. Check out those faces!

Previews

Portland Timbers Preview
Stumptown Preview

Recaps:

Portland Timbers Quotes and Notes (and Highlights)
Anatomy of a Goal
Ref Report
Stumptown Recap
ESPN SportCenter #1 Top Ten
Oregonian Photo Essay
Letter to the Oregonian
The Axe Pdx
Full Day Highlights (only watch if you want to cry happy tears)

I'd say, wish fulfilled for all of us, wouldn't you?

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