Finals here we come!

It's been a long since we've been this deep in the playoffs. The last time we were there was Spring 2008 following our first-place finish in the regular season. Having secured promotion already, we weren't that hungry. In the final match, we were outplayed by the Flirts.

Now, two years later, we're back - but this time in the Second Division. It will be our third appearance in a CCSL playoff final and our 5th overall finals match if you count two deep tournament runs in the Coed Classic. While we have a stellar 5-o record in semifinal games, guess what our record is in the finals? 0-4.

More on that later.

Let's do the game report for our semifinal versus first-place Itchy & Scratchy. It was a hot day out there, but we ran hard and achieved a great result. We avenged a 3-2 loss during the regular season and gave Itchy only its second loss of the season. Doubt we'll play them again soon. They are headed back to First Division, having finished at the top of the table.

Scoring summary:

• 20' - Elyse gathers a rebound at the 18' and curves a nice shot to the far post.
• 25' - Pete finds open space on the right wing, crosses back to the center. Suzie "leaves it" and Adrian finishes.
• 50' - Chris N. bends an incredible corner kick off the far post and into the net directly off his foot. Umm, golazo.
• 65' - Direct kick yielded from the 18'. The I&S player bent it around the wall and beat Pete on the far post. This was punishment for a premature substitution at the keeper position to get Alec some minutes in the field.
• 80' - Adrian slides at the 10 yard line to finish a nice cross from the left side from Chris. Adrian's shot goes hard and high into the netting.

Notes: 4-1 win in CCSL semifinals versus Itchy & Scratchy at Ridge on 6/20/2010. Goals: Elyse, Adrian (Pete), Chris N. (direct off the corner), Adrian (Chris N.). GKs: Alec, Pete.