Sunday's 4-0 victory was not your average game. The insanely early 8:00 a.m. start proved to be one of many competitive advantages for us. Most of you crazy people were there at least 15 minutes prior to kickoff. How motivated are we right now??? What is more, we had six fans not to mention Mike & Denise's dog. The tried-and-true fanbase was quite vocal in support of the Orange & White. I heard Nap's dad shout out from the stands, having arisen that morning around 4:00 a.m. according to sources, and I think it was De's dad that razzed the refs for blowing the offside call in the second half. I don't blame him. Elyse's volley to Anna, which would have resulted in a goal, was quality.
Despite that early start, you have to admit the following. Once you arrive at the pitch and see the open space and your teammates warming up, things start looking up for the whole day.
From the start, we gained control of the match. We had the personnel and the attitude to get it done. Meanwhile, Red Devils struggled to integrate their pieces and had players trickling in throughout the game. Red Devils were a last-minute add to the league when we lost a team that folded. They are a patchwork from several teams brought together by the Vice Commissioner so we haven't seen nearly their best yet.
In terms of scoring, Nate got on the board in about the 20th minute with another one of his long runs. Pam found him on a cross and Nate finished confidently with his head from the far post. Pam continued her breakout game about 10 minutes later by creating a seam on a diagonal run, which Anna found easily. Pam's excellent cross found Ermy. Anna's persistence paid off with a goal in the second half and Ermy picked up another goal as well.
The defense yielded but two chances the entire match and was fully deployed in distributing to the attack. I came off my line as reserve keeper on a number of occasions, but I only had to make 1 save.
Well done.
Notes: 4-0 win vs Red Devils on 9/25/11 at Galludet U. Goals by Nate (Pam), Ermy (Pam), Anna (Nap, Chris D.), Ermy (unassisted off the crossbar). GK: Pete. Shutout.
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