Your captains were on edge yesterday because we were missing a lot of pieces. In fact, for the first time in a few seasons, it was clear before game time that we would not have a full squad for the entire match. We started and finished with 10.
Unfortuantely for our opponent, Two Left Feet, they started with nine! We were equal strength, 10 v 10, for most of the game, but 2LF went back to nine in the last 15 minutes.
Our quarterfinal matchup turned into a rout. Two Left Feet didn't have an aggressive posture and they had their third and fourth-string goalies in net. The result was 7 goals against.
We didn't get on the board for a while, but then scored two nice goals at about the 30' mark. The first goal was the kind of scrappy goal-line battle that we have been losing. The tide is finally turning and things are going our way. Ermy and Jon put it over the line. The second goal - Anna's fast cross to Ermy for an emphatic one-touch finish, set the tone.
The goals got better after that. Ermy had two more; Griz showed some confidence with a hard shot off his right foot that froze the keeper; Anna finished nicely; Nate was there. And who am I forgetting?
Oh yeah, George. George is now in competition with Adrian for goal of the year. Adrian scored on a set piece. Harder angle but no one chasing him. George scored from the two and half yard line in the corner. Bender into the net. He's a goalkeeper. Where or where did that come from? There were some kids up on the hill. They were hooting after that goal. Gollllllllllllllllll.
That game was penance for our loss to Far Post. They got to sit home and watch the Euro while we played a quarterfinal game. But now we're through to meet Far Post again. They are motivated to advance too and will want to prove that their win last time was deserved.
Notes: 7-1 win versus Two Left Feet on 6/10/12 at George Mason HS. Goals by Ermy, Ermy, Ermy, Anna, Nate, Griz, George. GKs: George (1 GA), Peter (no GA, entered 75'). Assists to be updated later.
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Monday, June 11, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Stumbling into the playoffs
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| Oh, what could have been! |
We are stumbling into the playoffs.
With injury issues up and down the roster, we are banged up. And we haven't shown well against quality competition. We have given up the first goal against every team in the top half of the table. In the second half of the season, we were 1-3, with a -7 goal differential. Ugh.
Today's game was a good one despite the score line. While the odds were stacked against us at the beginning of the match, because we didn't have any subs, we were the better team in the first half. We dictated the pace, passed to feet, and showed confidence in all 11 players. That didn't, unfortunately, yield any goals, which is how the season has gone for us. Several cross bars and near misses.
But it was a different game in the second half as the defense got caught in space - without any goal cushion. We gave up a first, then another, and then another when we changed shape to press forward. They were each one on one's. Incredibly, Far Post even missed two sure things when they beat the defense and got behind George at the 18. We did get a goal on a cross from Nate to Adrian, but we didn't pose any direct threats otherwise.
There is good news. We have two weekends of rest. We'll use the first (Memorial Day) to recuperate and the second (June 3rd, makeup date, we don't have a game) to return to form in a scrimmage against Little Urban Achievers. There should be no thinking about "the finals" or anything of that nature. We haven't earned that yet. There is only one game and that is our the first round of the playoffs on June 10th. I foresee...victory!
Notes: 3-1 loss to Far Post, 5/20/12, Ridge Field. Goal: Adrian (Nate), George (3 GA).
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