We had only seen one of Unathletic’s players before. They have a lean and talented all-purpose player who reportedly played for Tsunami for years. Anyway, he burned us for one goal and could have had 1-2 more, but he lacked support.
Speaking of more goals, we could have had a lot more ourselves. While the result was never in doubt once Mike struck decisively from distance in the 20th minute, we should have finished a number of other chances. We hit the woodwork 3 times, relatively hard each time, and we were close on a few other plays too. Nate found the back of the net in the first half, but the goal was disallowed on an offside call. But Mike had a brace and Elyse and Anna picked up two other nice goals.
One notable aspect to this win is that we inserted several new pieces without any hiccups. We called up Bucky for his first league match – we hadn’t seen him since the 2010 Cherry Blossom Tournament. At the last minute, we also signed and played Jamie, who came to us via Maggie and Chris D. We were able to do this due to an injury substitution, which is allowed under league rules until the 5th game. Jamie was great out there at right back, and quite flexible to play with us under these circumstances. Hope to see her back soon! We also had Chip back after a lengthy absence – but it’s not like the guy is new to the club. He was here for our first game in 2000 and is still getting it done.
Game notes: 4-1 win versus Unathletic DC on 10/9/11 at Ridge. Goals by Mike (Nate), Elyse (rebound), Anna (PK earned by same - very well taken), Mike (not known). GK: Bucky.
Post updated 11:00 a.m. 10/12/11
Post updated 11:00 a.m. 10/12/11
I was Chris D who did a beautiful flick to set up Mike for the second goal
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