Springfield hosted us last fall, so it was their turn to come north. A perfect day with blue skies and summer-like temperatures, we were delighted to welcome back Avery Jones and Nicole’s mom and pups for Homecoming! The bonfire returned last night after last year’s draught made it impossible.
We spoke about keeping the ball moving, making good passes that maintain possession and making diagonal dribbles or passes.
Both teams were highly energetic, but we were more often first to ball and better able to connect passes. After Molly earned a free kick in their third in the 3rd minute, Nicole had her shot saved but was able to put the rebound into their net.
Nicole had a shot saved for a corner that was taken by Molly before Liv earned and took a corner and Neva earned a free kick in midfield. Carson’s shot bounced off the top netting in the 19th minute before Hattie had a shot saved.
Springfield took a free kick from midfield and had a shot go wide before Ellie’s shot did the same and Carson had a shot saved. Then Springfield had another free kick from midfield and a shot wide, then a free kick in our third and a shot wide before halftime.
During the break, we complimented our stepping to the ball and our good shooting and suggested more passes, being quicker, cutting back, connect more to feet, keep the intensity, open up wide in the back and get the ball back if we lose it.
Ellie had a shot go wide in the first minute of the second half before Nicole earned a corner taken by Molly and Carson had a shot saved. Springfield took a free kick, but that shot went high; then another shot of theirs went wide.
Nicole earned a corner taken by Lola before Mia’s shot hit the upright. Neva earned a corner and Kya had a shot go high before Nicole blew by defenders on the right side of the field and took her shot at a very acute angle into then upper left corner of their net in the 67th minute.
After Carson earned a corner, a cross found Neva, whose shot went in but her goal was disallowed due to a foul in their box. Ellie took a corner before Carson took another corner; then Neva made a beautiful shot in the 72nd minute from 20+ meters for our third goal.
Springfield’s free kick in our third went wide before Carson’s shot went wide. Then Ellie earned a free kick in their third that was taken by Lola and Pine had a shot go wide. Springfield took s free kick in their third just before Carson set up Ellie’s goal in the 76th minute.
Springfield got lucky in the last minute of the game when they sent in a high-arcing shot from the left side of the field into the upper right corner of our net. Credit them for not giving up!
GK: Nele Janek
CD: Carly Fleming+Emeline Hobart, Meg Stanitski+Pine Harman
OD: Liv Deeley+Molly Dorfman, Lola Kinsella
CM: Sage Stretch+Kya Bruckner+ Sophie Pomfret, Abby Reiner+Hattie Hatton+ Maddie Kim
OM: Nicole Bogdanos+Neva Mermagen, Ellie Curley
F: Mia Jacobson, Carson Kochansky
Shots 17:7 Saves 0:4
3 Molly earned a free kick in their third
6 Nicole had her shot saved, put the rebound in -> 1:0
9 Nicole shot saved for a corner taken byMolly
10 Liv earned and took a corner
11 Neva earned a free kick in midfield
19 Carson shot hit the top netting
23 Hattie shot saved
24 Springfield free kick midfield
25 Springfield shot wide
26 Ellie shot wide
29 Carson shot saved
30 Springfield free kick midfield
Springfield shot wide
35 Springfield free kick in our third, shot wide
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45 Ellie shot wide
47 Nicole earned a corner taken by Molly
48 Carson shot saved
51 Springfield free kick shot over
52 Springfield shot wide
54 Nicole earned a corner taken by Lola
Mia shot hit the upright
62 Neva earned a corner
65 Kya shot over
67 Nicole blew by defenders shot from right side to upper left -> 2:0
Carson earned a corner
cross to Neva whose shot went in but her goal was disallowed due to a foul in their box
68 Ellie took a corner
72 Carson took a corner, Neva shot from 20+ -> 3:0
73 Springfield free kick in our third went wide
74 Carson shot wide
75 Ellie earned a free kick in their third taken by Lola
Pine shot wide
76 Springfield free kick in their third
Carson to Ellie -> 4:0
80 Springfield from left side high arch go upper right corner -> 4:1
