The girls finished their 2nd indoor session with a 1-0 win over a winless Waza team this AM. But it certainly was not as inspiring as last week's soccer ballet.
Indeed, if I didn't know better I would have guessed that the girls were out last night with Coach Cookie and Kate's Dad celebrating St. Patrick's Day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EPsuOEH1fY
That said, one can't deny the girls got off to a quick start -- and I mean first minute quick -- when Kyra (whose energy really showed through on a rather listless morning) hustled on the right side, applied pressure, stole the ball and sent a perfect pass to Jazzy in her favorite spot: dead center of the box.
From there, Jazzy deftly left footed the ball past a skilled Waza keeper and continued her goal scoring streak.
A few minutes later a Waza handball just outside the 18 had superstriker Lauren chomping at the bit. And she found the frame with a solid boot -- but the Waza keeper stretched high for nice save. Kyra and Jazzy would have a few more chances but, time and again, the Waza keeper kept the game close. Annabelle provided some thrills, too, in the first half, playing at mid. Yet the highlight was that 1st minute.
Coach Cookie went back to his regular starting line-up and positions to open the second half -- but not much changed. The girls remained flat footed, falling into their old habit of playing at the pace of the opponent.
There were brief bright spots: Emmi, still bravely playing with a brace on her arm stepped up big in the second half. She intercepted balls at midfield -- and kept possession. On two or three occasions she nicely pushed into the offensive end and followed her passes to add an extra player to the Force attack. Zoe distributed the ball with outsanding precision, as did Grace. And when a backpass to Kate ended up in the center of the field with two Waza players standing ready Annabelle had the touch of the game to prevent any real opportunity.
ps: stay tuned for review of Cookie's bootcamp
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