Summer weather and blue sky accompanied us for our game at 4:30 on the Thursday before Homecoming. We had 14 players to start, and another six came from class soon after we started playing.
We spoke about keeping the ball moving by making good passes. Middlebury surprised us in the 3rd minute with a shot from 30 yd that sailed over Sarah A's head (she had kindly offered to play some GK since Bri had an exam).
We reacted with great energy -- both Claire and Elise made shots that were saved a minute after Middlebury scored. Then only three minutes later, Claire crossed the ball for Elise to convert and level the score.
Sarah A made a great save on a Middlebury shot in the 10th minute for a corner, and they sent a shot wide after that. After Claire had a shot go wide and Dani had her shot saved, Tina had a free kick from 40 yd out that could well have been threatening but went wide.
Katie's corner kick in the 22nd minute found Lindsey, who got us our 2nd goal. Jenna had two shots saved, one that resulted in a corner Katie took. Then Elise put the ball into the lower right corner of the Middlebury net for our third goal.
Sarah J had a shot saved, then Sarah A saved another Middlebury shot before Sarah J had another shot saved for a corner that Claire took just before half time.
During the break, we spoke about switching the ball to the opposite side and not over-commiting in our third of the field.
We immediately earned two corner kicks that Sarah A took before Claire almost scored on a back-heel shot, and Jenna almost scored on the rebound. Lindsey and Meredith S had shots saved and Sarah A took another corner kick before Nat saved a Middlebury shot in the 54th minute.
Jenna had another shot saved in the 55th minute, then Meredith S's shot was blocked for a corner kick that she took. After a Middlebury corner kick, Meredith S slotted a perfect pass up to Claire, who was in front of Meredith S and anticipated a pass. Claire beat two Middlebury defenders with a couple fake moves and then shot the ball low and right into the Middlebury net for our 4th goal.
Middlebury was still working hard and earned a free kick before Lindsey earned one, too. She quickly took the kick from about 30 yd and almost scored -- her shot whistling off a little bit left of the goal. After Claire's corner kick, Lindsey earned her second goal in the 76th minute.
Sarah A made a skillful run down the left sideline, beat her defender and made a cross to Jenna for a tap-in, but the Middlebury goalkeeper saved it and saved another shot from Claire after that as well.
We looked good, but Middlebury showed good energy, so we had to work for every goal. We made good passes and worked hard to get the ball back when we lost it. We made good use of our give-and-go passing that we worked on in practice!
GK: Sarah A, Elise, Nat
CD: Tina+Julia F-O'L
OD: Mari+Izzy, Katie+Katy
CM: Elise+Namya, Lindsey, Meredith S
OM: Julia C+Jenna, Meredith S+Nat, Jenny
F: Claire+Sarah J, Dani, Jenny
Shots 22:4 Saves 2:14
3 Middlebury shot from 30 yd upper center --> 0:1
4 Claire shot saved for a corner
Elise shot saved
7 Claire cross to Elise --> 1:1
10 Middlebury shot saved for a corner
Middlebury shot wide
15 Claire shot wide
16 Dani shot saved
20 Tina free kick
22 Katie corner, Lindsey scored --> 2:1
27 Jenna shot saved
29 Jenna shot saved for a corner taken by Katie
30 Elise lower right corner --> 3:1
35 Sarah J shot saved
36 Middlebury shot saved
38 Sarah J shot saved for a corner taken by Claire
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42 Sarah A corner (2)
43 Claire back-heel shot blocked, Jenna shot saved
44 Lindsey shot saved
45 Meredith S shot saved
50 Sarah A corner kick
54 Middlebury corner
55 Jenna shot saved
58 Meredith S shot blocked for a corner kick she took
60 Middlebury corner
63 Meredith S to Claire, who beat 2 defenders shot lower right --> 4:1
70 Middlebury free kick
71 Lindsey free kick barely wide
74 Claire corner
76 Lindsey scored --> 5:1
77 Sarah A cross to Jenna whose shot was saved
78 Claire shot saved
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