5/16/09 Game Recap (4-0 Win)
The Devils traveled to a toasty Salinas on Saturday, but the offense turned out to be even hotter, taking a dominating 4-0 decision over the MCFC Wolverines at the Constitution Soccer Complex.
In the spirit of the temperature, the girls opened the game on fire, immediately controlling the tempo. The girls put together one of their best passing performances of the season.
One of the things the girls worked on during week was drop passes to a trailing shooter for one-time shot attempts. Courtney delivered in the first few minutes of the game dropping a perfect pass to Marlene, who put a shot just wide of the left post.
Moments later, Shivani made a fantastic centering pass to Marlene from the left corner. Marlene gathered the pass, before deflecting a shot off of a defender and into the goal.
Courtney would follow that up by scoring one of the prettiest goals of the season. Starting at right forward, she drove down the right side of the field and let loose a high shot that sailed past the goal keeper and found the top left corner of the net for the 2-0 lead.
Kelly and E capped the first half by putting together one of the most impressive passing series of season. Kelly started the sequence by knocking the ball up to E at left forward. E then dropped the ball back to Kelly, who returned the pass before bee-lining to the center of the field to take one more exchange. It was a dazzling exchange that had the Wolverines on their heels.
For the second straight game, the Devils defense limited scoring chances, and only allowed their goal keeper to touch the ball once in the contest, when Grace gloved a shot at the 15 minute mark of the game.
The coaches mixed things up a little to start the 2nd half, putting Ruhi in goal. Grace started the half at center forward, Karsyn at center mid, Kelly at stopper, and Marlene to the sweeper position.
Grace would use her opportunity up front to score her first goal as a Devil. She liked it so much, that she decided to score twice from the position and had a 3rd tally called back on an off sides call. Her first goal would come off a pass from JoJo, lofting the ball right over the goalie keeper’s head.
She would score again by taking a terrific pass from Audrey from the left side, pumping a shot into the net for the 4-0 cushion.
The defense was led by Jess Jess, who stepped into every attempt that came her way, clearing away any would be scoring chances y the Wolverines. Courtney took a long turn at sweeper in the 2nd half, complementing her offensive skills with a strong stint as a defender.
Game Positives--
Passing: The work the girls put in during practice on passing and creating space was very evident during the game.
Communication: The girls did a great job of directing each other, which was evident from the great series of passes that they were able to string together.
Holding and Driving the Ball Forward: The Wolverines did not pull their defenders up so it was difficult to send through balls up the lines. The girls recognized this though, and shifted their approach by driving up field. They deftly held the ball until they were contested.
Development Areas--
Shooting, Shooting, Shooting: Although we came away with a big win, there were many shooting opportunities that went unaddressed or the shot selection was directly on the keeper.
Quick Release: We continue to struggle with taking the immediate shot, instead choosing to take one too many touches before shooting.
Following the Shot: Forwards need to follow every shot on goal.
In the spirit of the temperature, the girls opened the game on fire, immediately controlling the tempo. The girls put together one of their best passing performances of the season.
One of the things the girls worked on during week was drop passes to a trailing shooter for one-time shot attempts. Courtney delivered in the first few minutes of the game dropping a perfect pass to Marlene, who put a shot just wide of the left post.
Moments later, Shivani made a fantastic centering pass to Marlene from the left corner. Marlene gathered the pass, before deflecting a shot off of a defender and into the goal.
Courtney would follow that up by scoring one of the prettiest goals of the season. Starting at right forward, she drove down the right side of the field and let loose a high shot that sailed past the goal keeper and found the top left corner of the net for the 2-0 lead.
Kelly and E capped the first half by putting together one of the most impressive passing series of season. Kelly started the sequence by knocking the ball up to E at left forward. E then dropped the ball back to Kelly, who returned the pass before bee-lining to the center of the field to take one more exchange. It was a dazzling exchange that had the Wolverines on their heels.
For the second straight game, the Devils defense limited scoring chances, and only allowed their goal keeper to touch the ball once in the contest, when Grace gloved a shot at the 15 minute mark of the game.
The coaches mixed things up a little to start the 2nd half, putting Ruhi in goal. Grace started the half at center forward, Karsyn at center mid, Kelly at stopper, and Marlene to the sweeper position.
Grace would use her opportunity up front to score her first goal as a Devil. She liked it so much, that she decided to score twice from the position and had a 3rd tally called back on an off sides call. Her first goal would come off a pass from JoJo, lofting the ball right over the goalie keeper’s head.
She would score again by taking a terrific pass from Audrey from the left side, pumping a shot into the net for the 4-0 cushion.
The defense was led by Jess Jess, who stepped into every attempt that came her way, clearing away any would be scoring chances y the Wolverines. Courtney took a long turn at sweeper in the 2nd half, complementing her offensive skills with a strong stint as a defender.
Game Positives--
Passing: The work the girls put in during practice on passing and creating space was very evident during the game.
Communication: The girls did a great job of directing each other, which was evident from the great series of passes that they were able to string together.
Holding and Driving the Ball Forward: The Wolverines did not pull their defenders up so it was difficult to send through balls up the lines. The girls recognized this though, and shifted their approach by driving up field. They deftly held the ball until they were contested.
Development Areas--
Shooting, Shooting, Shooting: Although we came away with a big win, there were many shooting opportunities that went unaddressed or the shot selection was directly on the keeper.
Quick Release: We continue to struggle with taking the immediate shot, instead choosing to take one too many touches before shooting.
Following the Shot: Forwards need to follow every shot on goal.
Labels: 2009 Spring Season, league play, MCFC Wolverines
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