FIRST HALF
Memorial took the ball to the NorthWood side of the field, eighty four seconds into the game, and kicked it into the 18. The ball was not cleared out of the box but headed thru it where it landed in front of a mustard colored player who put the ball high in the ropes, 1-0 Memorial. A fairly uneventful period with hardly any chances for either team ended in the 23rd minute with a goal scored off a Ryan Lincoln corner. A Crimson Charger head touched the ball and ended up over the line between the posts. You could make a case for an own goal but since it's an NLC game and the ball was last touched by Lincoln, he will be awarded the goal. The last good play before the half was a pass to Ducky on the left side of the field. Ducky took the ball with him for a couple of touches and unleashed a shot that ended up in the side net.
HALF TIME
A fairly spirited coaching staff tried to explain to the team that effort was needed to turn this thing around. The team had not played with a lot of passion in the first and was lucky the scoreboard showed a tie. Talk, pass to feet and run off the ball were the three issues addressed, and not for the first time this season.
SECOND HALF
The crowd, made up mainly of NW fans, saw a more energetic NW effort in the second half. In the 46th, Seth took the ball into the Memorial box only to be fouled from behind. The referee decided not to blow his whistle for a PK. We have seen lesser fould or no fouls (anyone remember Wawasee?) called a PK but it seemed that this night's crew in blue did not have a clue. From the man in the middle who seemed to have trouble moving around (too many churros???????) to the guys on the sidelines, all of them seemed to have trouble remembering soccer rules from one minute to the other. Apparently when NW touches the ball with their hands it's a free kick but when Memorial touches the ball with their hands, it's not. Off sides were called when the Memorial bench said it was and "Chubbs in the middle" talked to Memorial players and told them where to position themselves as if he were a coach. When coach Duerksen told him to quit talking to the Memorial players, Chubbs glared at us with a look as if his hemmoroids were flaring up. From watching him "move" over the field, they probably were. Maybe we should carry some Preparation H in our med kit from now on. In the 59th minute, Cam dribbled towads the goal but the ball got away from him. In a desperate move to keep possession, Cam went down and tried to pass the ball only to collide with a Memorial defender who ended up being carried off the field. Shortly before the end of the game a pass thru the middle ended up in front of St. Germain who made a great stepover move and passed the ball in front of Lincoln. Memorial's defense was able to push Ryan outside the box and prevent him from taking a shot. Final score 1-1. A better effort in the second half unfortunately did not result in a goal or a win for that matter.
NOTES
Bell's Boys fell to Memorial 3-1, Wesley Sneijder (Justen Hochstetler)scored a nice goal but failed to keep his promise to coach Dijkstra (will be addressed!).
Next up for the Varsity is John Glenn (potential Sectional opponent)on Thursday -tomorrow- September 25 at the unusual time of 4:30 pm (!!!!). John Glenn does not have a JV.
Next up for the JV is the away match at Concord on Saturday.
Varsity practice will be at the game field this afternoon, the JV will be at the High School.
Records: Varsity 4-4-4 (0-3-2 NLC), JV 1-7-2. Top scorers for Varsity: Seth - 8, Ryan - 4.
Check out the 2007 / september blog for the report on the NorthWood-Glenn game for some motivation.
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