number 17 is eddie castro. he had a small room in this shelter when he heard about street soccer two years ago. >> i felt like in shelters i never really had a personal space. >> reporter: but now he does have a space. a big part of the big changes in his life. >> my own apartment. all mine. i don't share with anybody. mine. >> reporter: he credits the team and the game itself for giving him the structure, the discipline and support he needed as a teenager fighting to survive on his own. >> when we would be having this conversation i would be somewhere else, maybe on the streets. >> reporter: the game has brought an unexpected bonus. a soccer friends family has unofficially adopted him, giving someone he can call mom and little sisters who share his love for soccer. for eddie who came to this country illegally as a six-year-old and is working towards citizenship, the stability has helped him to get and keep a full-time job. >> reporter: chris is the coach for this decidedly low-budget, no frills group. they mee

. >> on this night, the comeback falls short, but the game, itself, seems victory enough for eddie castrond his teammates. >> we had fun. we did our best. everybody has a smile on their faces, so i am winning, you know, in my heart. >> 1, 2, 3! >> moving forward, using soccer to survive and looking ahead to new opportunities. anal shoveler, al jazeera, seattle. >> still ahead on al jazeera america, how one college lacrosse team is helping understand theasc effects of concussions. and what does it take to earn the title of tennessee whiskey? we will talk about the controversy next. zeera america, take a new look at news.america, back with ross. another sport concern about c concussio concussions, not just football. >> year, there are other contact sports. bleach believe it or not, la cross is boom okay college campuses. there were more teams added last year in la cross than in any other sport. 20 for men, 40 for women. like football and other contact sports, teams are trying to minimize the damage of concussions. >>> just as fast, just as physical as ball and hockey. >> it's very tenacious