5-0 great start for our new team

What a game for our new team! With a short and busy pre-season, the girls only had one scrimmage under their belts but they certainly did not disappoint in the season opener. Nice convincing 5 to nil victory to set the tempo for the rest of the season.


The girls came out fast and furious since they saw that the Force were sharp and disciplined during their warm-ups. Our first goal came by way a perfectly executed set-play that they worked on just last week. Shayda was in perfect position to be the recipient for the "22" cross from Paola and finished strong to score the first goal for Top Gun White. After our first goal, our offense started to hum like a finely tuned engine. The mid fielders, Celine, Jessie, Lauren and Jordan did excellent work to move the ball around to set up many nice opportunities for our strikers. After what seemed like 10 respectable attempts we finally found the back of the net twice in short order. Very nice finishes by Eva and Lulu to make it 3 to nil.


Our defense was absolutely impenetrable with Kalie at stopper and Erika/Yo and Paola/Hallie on her wing. Our sweepers, Eva/Megan didn't have too much pressure but when they did, the Force strikers had no chance. Our keepers Jessie/Annie/Erika will eventually be challenged but on this sunny Saturday, it was not to be.


I left after half time but did not miss the spectacular goal by Megan. Finally, Cynthia closed out the game with one of her own to make it 5 to nil. I am sure the defense did very well also since I heard that the Force came out much stronger the second half.


Great start to the season as this new team is starting to gel. We coaches were very pleased with our girl's performance especially since it is so early in the season. The defense is solid so now we can focus our attention on creating opportunities and finishing. What was equally pleasant to see was that our goals came from all four of our strikers as well as one of our mid-fielders. This obviously shows that we have many weapons up front and the team will not be reliant on one key play-maker.


Thanks for all that came out to support the new Top Gun team as they start their journey in this new league. We have a goal of winning the bracket this season so every game will be important. This first game for this young team proves that we have the right foundation to grow into something very special. Let's see what the rest of the season brings us.