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Well, since my dd does not play for an ECNL team, I thought I would start a thread that would include the SCDSL Fall games. For those that care to share insight, let's use this thread for all three flights.
I will start the discussion with the two games my dd's team played this weekend.
Game #1 on Saturday versus Beach DeMelo. After having played this team the weekend before at Blues Cup, I figured our team would be competitive. Well that lasted about 10 minutes into the first half. #9 goes right around our outside defender to get into the box and fire a rocket over the hands of our keeper. In hindsight the game was over at that point, but as a parent you hold out hope that we can come back and score to tie it up. Nope, few minutes later on a corner kick ball bounces around the box and Beach taps it home. 2-0 after maybe 20 minutes. Beach scores late in the second half to make it 3-0. At least we had a shot on goal in the game, so Beach's keeper did have something to do.
Game #2 on Sunday versus Beach Kaufman. Not a pretty game and definitely not a pretty field to play on. One of those fields where the dirt was almost as abundant as the grass. Both teams had their chances, but on a play I have never witnessed before with my dd, our keeper handles the ball outside of the 18 (at the top where the semi-circle is). CR calls for the direct kick at the spot of the handled ball and in the confusion of the call, the Beach forward grabs the ball, places on the grass and shoots it into the back of the net....1-0. Very intelligent play by the Beach forward. Beach Kaufman wins 1-0.
Damn, this is going to be a stressful year for us parents.
I will start the discussion with the two games my dd's team played this weekend.
Game #1 on Saturday versus Beach DeMelo. After having played this team the weekend before at Blues Cup, I figured our team would be competitive. Well that lasted about 10 minutes into the first half. #9 goes right around our outside defender to get into the box and fire a rocket over the hands of our keeper. In hindsight the game was over at that point, but as a parent you hold out hope that we can come back and score to tie it up. Nope, few minutes later on a corner kick ball bounces around the box and Beach taps it home. 2-0 after maybe 20 minutes. Beach scores late in the second half to make it 3-0. At least we had a shot on goal in the game, so Beach's keeper did have something to do.
Game #2 on Sunday versus Beach Kaufman. Not a pretty game and definitely not a pretty field to play on. One of those fields where the dirt was almost as abundant as the grass. Both teams had their chances, but on a play I have never witnessed before with my dd, our keeper handles the ball outside of the 18 (at the top where the semi-circle is). CR calls for the direct kick at the spot of the handled ball and in the confusion of the call, the Beach forward grabs the ball, places on the grass and shoots it into the back of the net....1-0. Very intelligent play by the Beach forward. Beach Kaufman wins 1-0.
Damn, this is going to be a stressful year for us parents.