Girl power

We came out fighting today and picked up a crucial 2-1 win versus Capital Crew.

The secret to our win was undoubtedly the tenacity of our women, who together played an extremely physical and skilled game. Each and every woman on the team made aggressive tackles and stymied the Crew's offense with good footwork, positioning, and frankly a stronger determination. It's not pleasant to play such a physical match, but we owned the field by the end of the game.

We have now achieved two of our three goals for the season. We won decisively in week 1, which has always been a problem for us. We beat Capital Crew, who had beaten us in a frustrating game last year (remember, in an earlier post, we had circled this game). Our last remaining goal is to make the playoffs. We're well on the way but it's going to take a few more wins. We're only half way through the season.

In the first half, we spent most of the half on the offensive. Credit our 3-4-3 set that George made us do "or else he would go on strike." That early offensive pressure by the forwards produced an own goal in about the 10'. We followed it up about 10 minutes later with a good attack and finish by Chris (Jer).

Perhaps we were overconfident. The Crew came out with intensity and really pushed for a goal. They finally got one in about the 65', and after a "dangerous play" in the box by your Captain, resulting in a free kick opportunity, the game had gotten close. But the defense fortified and we moved into a 4-4-2. It was a perfect lockdown: we pulled some people back on defense, marked players, and launched counterattacks to keep the other team honest.

Hope enjoyed getting the win. With the party and all, it was a good weekend for the team. We have the best roster of women in the third division and thanks to that, we won today.

Notes: April 29, 2007, GCCA, 2-1 win versus Capital Crew. Own goal, Chris (Jer).