Hope everyone enjoyed their games this weekend - you all played very well!
Between the Storm and Hornets we won two, tied one and lost one - not a bad record overall- but I'm sure everyone who played in the tie vs Gorge and the loss to Lakehill will wonder how we didn't win both of those games :-( However this tournament was more about continuing to learn and adjust to the 11-a-side game, and on that score I thought we did very well.
In our first game against Lakehill it took a while for us to get going, but I thought we dominated possession for large parts of the game and moved the ball quite well. I felt their winning goal came against the run of play and goes to show that you cant switch-off at any time, but to your credit you kept plugging and we had some great chances to level the score near the end. Positives from the Lakehill game include our ball movement, running into space, and desire. On the flip-side, this game showed how important it is to make the most of your goalscoring opportunities, on being first to the ball, and in keeping the correct defensive positioning when we don't have possession of the ball. I think we've had enough of late goals being scored against us - I know I have!
Take away the last five minutes of the Bays United game and I think everyone would agree that was the best we've played for a long while. We were all over them and some of our attacking play in this game was fantastic, particularly in the second half when the ball seemed permanently in their end. I also thought our defenders and midfield did a great job shutting down their attack, that is up until those last five minutes when we seemed near panic stations after their penalty shot goal followed by a shot cleared off the line (great hustle Leah!).
It was nice to score some goals and I thought each of them was different. Brooke G's was a well taken shot from distance after good passing from Olivia and Brooke E; Kristina's was more of an individual effort, getting into the box and the zig-zagging her way past defenders and placing the ball wide of the goalie, and Marissa's was what I refer to as a poacher's goal - being in the right place and right time to put away a rebound. We could have, and should have, scored more - no names mentioned - but lets hope you're just saving the goals for the GH Jamboree in two weeks time.
Positives from this game include some great passing and movement, excellent awareness and patience in attack, some great crosses into the box, and good decision making. There wasn't too much negative from this game, but i did notice we often seemed in a rush to pass when the better option was to dribble. Also, our defenders need to move up the field to support our midfielders (when we have the ball) and to ensure we get to through-balls (when we don't).
No practice this week but we'll work on getting a game or practice for next Tuesday. Stay tuned.
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