Much of what we did well against Juan de Fuca deserted us against Gorge. We just didn't seem to have the zip and confidence we showed against JDF and despite having possession in their end for good stretches of play we didn't once seriously trouble their keeper.
And once again we got punished for one moment of lack of concentration. That's pretty rough-justice considering Gorge didnt get another shot on goal, but luck has a way of evening itself so I'm sure we'll be rewarded for our play soon enough.
I was very pleased with our defense - in particular I thought Lily, Holly and Emma were very strong - but we didn't win enough of the ball in midfield and when we did we didn't make the right pass or decision often enough. We were also slow to close-down their players. On the plus-side I thought we carried most of the play in the second-half, which is amazing considering we had one sub and they had four.
Their goal was a classic example of losing posession of the ball in midfield and five seconds later watching it go into your net. Actually we didn't really have possession, but we should have. Instead our communication was very poor and our indecision allowed a Gorge player to gain possession and put a thru-ball for their forward to run onto. Not sure how the ball managed to squeeze between our defenders and Leah, but that seems to be our luck at the moment. One shot all game and they score - that's hard to stomach! But make no mistake, the actual damage was done when we lost possession. Remember - if we have the ball, the other team cant score.
This Saturday we have Peninsula at Blue Heron Park. Consensus among other U13 coaches suggest they're one of the teams to beat along with Bays United. We did well against Peninsula last season without getting the result our play deserved. Let's make sure we bring our "A" game this weekend and leave Blue Heron happy.
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