August 31st, 2007

Congratulations to the U14 ASC Strikers - Champions of Adidas Cup White Division.  What a preview to the season ahead.  The girls started the tournament with two tough ties.  The first leading by two in the first half, held on for the tie.   The second game was a come from behind gutsy play with less than 15 minutes left in the game to tie the game.  The impressive thing that I saw was the girls team play and movement of the ball that allowed us to tie the game.  Our third game was a blowout of a team that really struggled to finish their plays while we took full advantage of the mismatch.  At the same time the girls carried the play from the second game into this game and really took it to them right off the starting whistle, scoring in the first two minutes of the game.  (The Line Judge standing on our sideline said after the first score "this is going to be a long game") The final score was 11-0, with our Defense scoring 4 of the 11 goals, they played forward and midfield in the second half while we put the forwards and midfielders in at defense. 

 In the Championship game it was a rematch with the second team we played, the Sparks from Logan.  The great play from the previous two games continued from the start of the whistle.  Courtney scored from midfield on a free kick that bounced in front of the goalie and then right over her head and in for our first goal.  About five minutes later she scored again on a great cross shot.  Our third goal of the half came on a great cross from Abby with Haley being in perfect position on the left side for a soft tap in goal past the goalie.  In the second half we played them even, ending the game with a 3-0 win. 

I am very excited for the coming season and think that we should once again dominate our division.  Congratulations girls, Way to Go!

 Coach Klein