Sandburg’s Abed Hmeidan was born in Oak Lawn but spent part of his childhood growing up in Jordan. He has traversed the globe, finding the perfect emotional connection with soccer.

Along the way, the junior central midfielder also made great strides in unlocking his talent.

“I’ve really grown and developed mentally because last year I was not a good teammate,” Hmeidan said. ”I’m more calm and I have more respect for the older and even younger players.

“Started building that team chemistry.”

That aspect showed Wednesday as Hmeidan scored a goal and added an assist for the Eagles in a 4-2 win over host Reavis in a Windy City Ram Classic fifth-place bracket game in Burbank.

Sandburg (3-1) featured balanced scoring, with junior forward Ire Musayayi , junior midfielder Abdullah Ramada

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