"O God, God,
How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable
Seem to me all the uses of this world!
Fie on't, ah fie! 'Tis an unweeded garden
That grows to seed. Things rank and gross in nature
Possess it merely. That it should come to this!"
Well, it wasn't that demoralizing, but....
The Force U12 took a 1-0 loss this early AM to an inferior side, the PSG Gators. The girls were playing shorthanded without the very active Annabelle and Christina, but this was a team they could have and should have beaten -- particularly when they need a win so badly.
The team certainly seems to need to somehow regroup at this point.
The girls played really well in the first half. Rhea put on an offensive clinic: beating players, distributing the ball, finding space, etc. When in the game Zoe absolutely controlled midfield. On the backline the girls did some very nice backpassing and even switching of the field. Grace had her second excellent game on defense. Kate came up with a great save off a free kick, extending to her full height to snag a hard, high bouncing ball.
The second half had its highlights: Jill was a notable spark on offense; Kate made one great diving save; Grace made a great run to interrupt a breakaway; and Zoe, in limited time early in the half, again dominated the middle.
But other than that nothing went particularly well.
The middle of the field was left all too open and clearing passes routinely went sailing past defenders who were put back on their heels. One of these balls skidded too close to Kate for a backpass and a Gator came up with the easiest goal she will ever get. Offensively, nothing got moving for the Force and girls struggled, again, to realize game situations. That is, they seemed unaware that late in the second half they were down 1-0 and needed a tie.
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