What a great weekend for the Top Gun girls! Once again we were scheduled for two games this weekend but for some reason, both games were away and “way” away for that matter… Luckily, away meant beautiful Santa Cruz , which is a whole heck of a lot better than away to Modesto . As such, Top Gun wouldn’t think of letting the opportunity to enjoy the weather and the beach get away. Zumba, soccer, great weather, delicious grub, sun and sand… what more can one ask for?
If results are what you are asking for then, our Top Gun girls certainly delivered this weekend! Our first game was against the Jaws and even though I was not there to see it, I felt as if I were with all the commentaries that you folks dished out. Not much to boast about except that the girls played a great game and were true sportsman about it. I heard that Jordan started things off with a couple of goals, followed by dos from Yo and a double-shot by Halley. Finally Shayda put the final nail in the coffin with one of her own. After that, I am sure it was the longest 20 minutes ever endured since watching OJ driving around in the white SUV.
So even though I wasn’t there, I can conclude a few things. The offense hummed on all cylinders and played well and everyone got a look at the net. Next, it is obvious once again that our D completely contained their forwards to graciously hand out another shut-out. So in this particular case, I am not sure what happened between with whistles but I am really likin’ the results.
After the game, we all proceeded to our next adventure at the Wilhelm’s beach home. Once I arrived, the party was rolling and great food and libation were being passed around like no tomorrow. The beach was next on the agenda and as we all suspected, that could have been the last stop for the girls. No need for anything else from their perspective. Of course we knew we had a game the next day so the boring ole parents had to call it quits. Good thing since my car was supposedly parked illegally and was about to get towed! Thanks for all the help in delaying the tow truck driver Iraj!! We all need to get the full scoop directly from Iraj about why the tow truck driver instantly felt an affinity towards him… J
Game two on Sunday was again in beautiful Santa Cruz but this time on the worst field I have ever experienced. There were gopher holes, thick never-experienced-a-mower patches and thin never-experienced-grass patches. It was almost a hazard, so we jogged around before the game just to get used to the inconsistencies of this field. After the whistle blew, our girls attacked the ball with conviction and immediately started to control the game. This was not a terribly strong team but they had a few very fast and ultra aggressive defenders that gave us trouble the entire game. After many decent attempts with near misses, Jordan finally put a beauty of a shot in to make it 1 to nil. Second half was a lot of the same, 90% control of the ball and 10-12 good attacks with reasonable shots. Each time, our strikers got roughed up quite a bit. I am pretty sure that if #5 were not there sweeping the backfield, the score could have been 5-0. None of our girls were intimidated and all continued to attack, each time getting closer and closer to scoring. Lulu definitely was not intimidated and took it too them with a solo weave, bump back and great shot to give us a nice padded lead.
The team played very well on Sunday. I commented to them after the game that I have nothing to critique, only that they all played a great game! There were excellent plays in the center field area by our defenders to keep the game safe from our keeper. Our stopper maintained control of the center of the field very well to allow our wing defenders to make an impact beyond mid-field. Completing the dominating D of course are our sweepers, allowing nothing to threaten our keepers. Our mid-fielders and forwards played extremely smart soccer on Sunday as well. There were great back passes and much more east to west ball movement. During the second half, they moved the ball around the shooting perimeter with nice control and created several openings that allowed us to attack. The passing is getting much sharper and more precise and we are starting to look more and more like a team that has been together for years rather than months.
Nice weekend overall for fun, socializing and soccer. Our team had great success and we coaches learned a few things that we will try to work on so it was a productive weekend as well. Thanks for all the help that happened behind the scenes to make the games flow smoothly and thanks for a great party at the Wilhelm’s. Next weekend is another game with yet another team that we’ve never seen before so get ready for more cheering as our mighty Top Gun girls continue to create a name for themselves in their inaugural season in CYSA.
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