Spirit of the Beehive and decided by penalties

Soccer and cinema have filled the past 12 hours or so here in the Hogstrom household.
Last night, the girls and I enjoyed Victor Erice's "El Espiritu de la Colmena (The Spirit of Beehive)." Sumptuously shot by Luis Cuadrado, this 1973 film features a young girl (Ana Torrent) who believes the spirit of Frankenstein's monster lives in the vicinity of her Spanish village.
It is a beautiful film, and 8-year-old Annika in particular relished the opportunity to see a world through another child's eyes.
This morning, we gathered around the television for another special occasion.
Edwin van der Sar saved a trio of penalties as Manchester United beat Chelsea, 3-0 on spot kicks, following a 1-1 draw in the F.A. Community Shield (pictured).
It has become a Hogstrom family tradition -- watching early morning, live broadcasts of English football -- and the annual Community Shield signals the start of yet another season.