Soccer Notebook: Radnor’s Razavi enjoying switch to front line

NETHER PROVIDENCE >> Just as Radnor’s bus rounded the corner into Strath Haven’s Middle School parking lot, Raquel Razavi’s memories came flooding back. She remembered all the details of the game two years earlier — that she’d deputized in goal for her first varsity start, that she’d played well in her estimation, save for two headers that she conceded to a strong opponent. She recalled all of it except for the trivial detail of where that game transpired. Last Thursday, though, she filled that hole in her memory, which ushered back the conflicting takeaway.

“It was cold, but it was my first night varsity game, and I was so scared,” Razavi said. “I remember doing this interview and it was a horrible interview. It was my first big game, and I thought I played amazing. I just loved goalie, and they got (two) headers in. …

“I thought I played my best game in goal but it just sucked.”

Thursday’s 1-0 win by Radnor at Strath Haven eased some of that sting for Razavi, now a senior and a forward/winger who’s come a long way from that quaking sophomore goalie.

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