Springfield 6Oct2024

We had a memorable visit to Springfield last fall when we requested an earlier game time and shorter halves because of inclement weather was expected - the wind knocked over the sideline seating shelter that Chloe and I were sitting in just after we moved away!

Today with blue sky and 70F/20+C temperatures, we were delighted to play them on grass rather than artificial turf! Erika’s (and other?) parents were here!

Springfield got off the first shot, which went wide, before Chloe made a beautiful cross that was cleared for a corner taken by Lizzy. Colleen B and Caitlin had shots go wide before Erika’s shot that went over their cross-bar in the 11th minute.

Addie adeptly saved a Springfield shot in the 13th minute before they took a corner kick from which their shot was blocked. Katelyn’s shot was blocked for a corner taken by Nicole, who had her shot saved soon after. 

Hattie had a shot saved and one go wide before Liv’s shot was saved in the 27th minute. Addie saved Springfield’s free kick from midfield as well as another shot they took soon after that.

Nathalie used her immense speed and dribbling abilities to beat three defenders and get off a shot in the 32nd minute that went wide. Then Maddie earned a free kick in their third that Carly took, but her shot went high.

Maddie had a shot go wide before Lizzy earned a free kick in midfield in the 39th minute and had a shot blocked. Katelyn earned a free kick from their 18-yard line in the 40th minute that was taken by Carly.

During the break, suggestions included taking more shots, cutting the ball back when we reach the end line and expanding upon our attack. We applauded the good crosses and passing.

Hattie got off the first shot in the second half before Springfield had a shot go high. Katelyn had a shot saved for a corner and another shot go wide before she slotted a shot into the upper left side of their goal for our first goal in the 47th minute.

Liv’s shot almost snuck under their crossbar before Carly set up Hattie’s shot into the lower-left side of their net in the 50th minute. Springfield had free kicks in our third and theirs before Abby R earned us a free kick from midfield that Erika took; Chloe took the ensuing corner kick.

Lizzy had two shots and Nathalie one shot blocked, resulting in a corner, before Abby R earned another free kick in midfield taken by Erika. Springfield had a corner and free kick from midfield before Hattie’s shot that went wide in the 67th minute.

Nathalie’s excellent cross set up Hattie for her second goal in the 69th minute. Caitlin and Hattie had shots go wide before Lizzy, Caitlin and Hattie had shots saved in the 74th minute. 

Lizzy took another corner kick and had a shot go wide before Colleen B and Caitlin had shots blocked. Colleen had a shot go high in the 82nd minute.

We were delighted to show our quality!

GK: Addie Winship

CD: Carly Fleming+Colleen Cranna, Erika Huston

OD: Chloe Gern+Liv Deeley

CM: Lizzy Strapp+Colleen Bailey+Abby Reiner, Maddie Kim+Mia Harlin
OM: Hattie Hatton+Nathalie Maffei, Nicole Bogdanos
F: Caitlin Evers, Katelyn Sentnor, Carly Fleming

Shots 32:4 Saves 2:3

2 Springfield shot wide

4 Chloe cross out for a corner taken by Lizzy

6 Colleen B shot wide

10 Caitlin shot wide

11 Erika shot over

13 Springfield shot saved by Addie

16 Springfield corner, shot blocked

19 Katelyn shot blocked for a corner taken by Nicole

21 Nicole shot saved

22 Hattie shot saved, shot wide

27 Liv shot saved

     Springfield free kick from midfield, shot saved by Addie

30 Springfield shot saved by Addie

32 Nathalie beat three defenders, got off a shot wide

36 Maddie earned a free kick in their third taken by Carly, shot over

39 Maddie shot wide, Lizzy earned a free kick from midfield 

40 Lizzy shot blocked, Katelyn earned a free kick on their 18 taken by Carly

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41 Hattie shot wide

43 Springfield shot over

45 Katelyn shot saved for a corner

46 Katelyn shot wide

47 Katelyn shot upper left -> 1:0

48 Liv shot just over

49 Springfield free kick in their third off a handball

50 Carly to Hattie lower left -> 2:0

51 Springfield free kick in our third 

52 Springfield free kick in their third 

     Abby R earned a free kick from midfield taken by Erika, 

     shot saved for a corner taken by Chloe

54 Lizzy, Nathalie shots blocked for a corner

55 Abby R earned a free kick from midfield taken by Erika

52 Springfield corner 

53 Springfield free kick from midfield 

57 Hattie shot wide

59 Nathalie cross to Hattie -> 3:0

63 Caitlin shot wide, Hattie shot wide

64 Lizzy shot saved

     Caitlin shot saved for a corner

     Hattie shot saved

69 Lizzy corner, Lizzy shot wide

     Colleen B, Caitlin shots blocked

72 Colleen B shot over