More to come

It's been a while since we posted something here.  Don't worry, there will be more later.  In short, we finished the season 1-2.  We will need to recruit some new players for the fall.  Should we try to sign this 13 year old from Arlington?

Weather report

The weather won't be good this weekend.  On Sunday, the forecast is calling for thundershowers around noon, with the possibility of showers most of the day. 

We are playing on turf, so our game is likely to be played rain or shine.  Only lightning and thunder will cancel our game.  If you have questions about that, call the inclement weather line on this page.

Game + Sunday = Bring it on!

Please RSVP for our game this Sunday.

Deets below:

 

May 15

3:00 pm at Ridge

vs Tsunami

Standings: Out of the Cellar

The standings were pretty ugly for us after Week 2.  They look better now after Week 5.  Believe me, this could get really tight.  We need to be at our best.

CCSL>Second Division>
Rank	Team		W	L	T	GP	PTS	GF	GA	GD	GDA
1		The Diplomats	4	0	2	6	14	11	3	8	1.3
2		Buena Vista Soccer Club	4	0	1	5	13	16	2	14	2.8
3		Lost Tourists	4	1	0	5	12	11	7	4	0.8
4		DC Thunder	3	2	0	5	9	9	10	-1	-0.2
5		Little Urban Achievers	2	3	0	5	6	5	7	-2	-0.4
6		Geezers	1	4	1	6	4	6	10	-4	-0.7
6		Goleros	1	3	1	5	4	9	13	-4	-0.8
7		Tsunami Naranja	1	4	1	6	4	5	13	-8	-1.3
8		Armory	1	4	0	5	3	9	16	-7	-1.4

Ball in!

Nap is taking on new roles this season

The floodgates finally opened and we salvaged our season last weekend with a well-earned 5-2 victory over Armory.    The patented multi-faceted Goleros attack reared its head.  We had five goals, scored by five different players, with an additional three persons earning assists.  That's eight players on the score sheet, including two women, plus George with a number of key saves.  That is making coed soccer look good.  Call me crazy but I care more about that aspect of our game than the win-loss record.

We were focused at the kickoff, and this, I would say, was the biggest contrast versus previous weeks.  We got organized on defense and fended off a few quick challenges.  We waited for the best moment to mount our first attack and it was immediately effective.  The first two goals may have been overshadowed by late-game theatrics, but they were beautiful and ought to be appreciated.  Jon had something to prove after last game and took it to the hole.  Nate, who had tallied the early assist on Jon's goal, had a smooth finish to the right post for the second goal.  Nate's runs in the first half were clinical.  I had a good view from the defense.  He proved quite effective as a withdrawn and holding forward.

Goals 3, 4, and 5 kind of seemed to one-up each other.  Mike's free kick was painful...for the other team.  Adrian earned the foul at the 20 yard line, left side of the field.  Mike bent a low and hard free kick around the wall and into the far side of the net.  Even if the keeper had gotten a good step, I don't think he could have seen the ball or reached it.  As I told Mike on g-chat, that would have scored in a pro game.

Carolyn stole the show though.  In her first game back this season, she scored a high arching goal in the Upper 90.  Left footed golazo, her first successful strike for our team.  Wow.

Grizzy's goal should not be left out.  He was due, and he wasn't to be denied on Jackie's well-placed cross.  Griz displayed excellent technique in heading the ball down to ground.  Even though the goalie was close, the shot was unpredictable and too tough to handle.

We have a deep bench

It's fun to talk about the goals, but I'm not sure that tells the right story.  There were lots of people running off the ball, giving their all, clogging the middle, and frustrating their attackers.  Also, what happened on those two goals that we gave up?  We were diced despite playing a strong defensive game through most of the match.

So, we're now 1-3-1.  We need to take it one game at a time.  One game does not a win streak make.  We take nothing for granted this week.

Notes: 5-2 win versus Armory on 5/1/11 at Trinity.  Goals by Jon (Nate), Nate (Chris D.), Mike on free kick (Adrian earns the assist on the foul), Carolyn, Griz (Jackie).  GK: George.  Discipline: Ashley (Yellow, pushing).

Game: Sunday May 8

May 8

2:00 pm

@ Ridge

vs DC Thunder

 

Be there or be square. Let's keep up our winning streak! :)

 

 

Last third of the season

As a reminder, here's our schedule for the last 3 games:

May 8 - 2:00 pm at Ridge vs DC Thunder

May 15 - 3:00 pm at Ridge vs Tsunami

May 22nd - 9:00 pm at George Mason HS vs Little Urban Achievers