Jun 30, 2009 | pverbeek | 729 views
Games #7 to #9
Games #7 and #8 were against Elma #1 and Elma #2. I am unsure if it was the heat or the school trips on each of these Tuesday's but the results were not pretty. The squad suffered losses of 9-0 and 10-0 respectively. Aside from a few players, there was a lack of effort and running after the ball in each of these games. The goalies (Austin/Dakota and Matthew) in both games were left at the mercy of the opposition but did make many magnificent saves to keep the scores at what they were. School was done after these two games, so the coaching staff was expecting more effort in game #9 versus Palmerston #2.
After a short practice (with 6 players and rain) of working on some one on one and concentrating on defence the team travelled to Palmerston for their Tuesday game. The rain managed to hold off for the game which was a good thing as the team came out and played one of the best games of the year. They gave up an early goal about a minute in but managed to get together and play hard the rest of the way. The final was a 1-0 loss but the team played more aggressively going after the ball and showed a ton more spunk than the previous two weeks. The defense (Liam, Austin, Coral and Dakota)played a strong game in shutting down the opposition and moving the ball forward and any opportunities that Palmerston did have were thwarted by some strong goaltending by Nich. The forwards (Nikki, Desmond, Justice, Donavan, Kody and Matthew) also played harder on the ball which resulted in a few scoring chances that we just couldn't put away.
The coaching staff was impressed with this effort and hope we can continue to build on this heading into the final two games. If we see this effort against Elma #1 and Elma#2 we will see a much better result than the first two games against these teams.
See you at practice!
The coaches!