EKL Horror

Game 10: 25 April vs. Mill Valley at STA (0-1)

I was just talking to a reporter today from Burlington who asked me how we had won seven straight state titles.  I said well, for sure we needed some luck as we all know how soccer goes—there are always those games where you outshoot, outplay a team and lose 1-0.

Well, tonight we did lose to a good Mill Valley team but we did outshoot them 26-2, and they did not earn a single corner. Both of their shots came off counters to our deadballs. The one they got in the first half was not dangerous, but early in the second half, they got one-on-one with Mac with one nice diagonal ball from Ella, countering our throw-in. So. 

And the Jag's keeper stopped 2 shots on the same breakaway from Klanke. So, I will say their keeper made a couple of pretty great plays right there.  Klanke is usually money. But back to my original point. It's soccer.

We were awful in our 4-3-3 during the last 15 minutes I will say. So I will give myself a solid "D-" in coaching. We made the game even during those last 15 minutes while in the 4-3-3 and I had Marge off the field for 10 minutes. How bad was that? Bad—as she and Kelley had so much possession, and all of that disappeared in the 4-3-3. (It is hard for Marge to possess much from the bench.)

So, nice win for the Jags (those two centerbacks played very, very well too).  

BWhite named Alex Moss as the BWhite Player of the Match. She was solid all night and she got forward—even in the last-gasp attack, she laid a nice ball right on the back post.

We need to regroup as we have a big weekend at Nationals. We will probably get another chance at Mill Valley, later.

STATS:

First Half:

Saints:  14 (5) Corners: 4 (Klanke 2, K. Heying 2)

Jags: Shots 1 (1) Corners: 0

Second Half:  Saints: Shots: 12 (4) Corners: 4 (Klanke 2, Raunig, Romme)

Jags: Shots: 2 (1) Corners 0

31:40 Freeman (Ella counters our throw-in with a nice diagonal ball to create a nice one-on-one breakaway.)