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BEFORE KICK OFF AND WELL BEFORE THE LARGE NW CROWD MAKES ITS WAY TO BAKER PARK. What will turn out to be NorthWood's last game of the season, the game will start off the same way it will end; with a goal. Goshen scores in the 4th and it takes the Panthers a while to get over the early deficit. But after about 12-13 minutes, we settle down and play okay. I was not impressed with Johnny Toupee in the middle but it did not cost us until about the 37th. When a NW player goes down with an injury, the Goshen coach screams at his team to kick the ball out (a ploy?- he would do the same again in the second half- or is it a team that does not listen to their coach?) but they do not. Some players kind of stop playing, Johnny Toupee puts the whistle in his mouth but does NOT blow it, Goshen keeps playing and attacks the box. They take a shot that seems to take the Panthers defense by surprise. The ball literally rolls in for the 2-0 lead. Two momentum killers; a goal in the 4th and three minutes before the tea. Granted we should have played til the whistle in the 37th but it seems odd that when the coach tells his team to kick the ball out (soccer courtesy/sportsmanship) but they keep on playing to gain advantage.
You would have thought the team was told at the half to listen to the coach and the next time he calls for the ball to be kicked out, to place the ball over the sideline which they obviously did not do, twice! At the half coach Duerksen addresses the fact that we did outwork Goshen for a majority in the first half, that we need to do more of that and try to get back in to the game by scoring a goal to get within one. The second half starts with Goshen having most of the possession which results in their 3rd goal in the 57th. They would add 3 more to win decisively, 6-0. South Bend St. Joe defeats Penn 2-0 so the Regional Final tomorrow will be between Goshen and St. Joe. NorthWood finishes the season at 6-10-3 and a Sectional Championship. We lose Tanner and Ethan next year, all other players will be back. Having to play without two starting defenders (Pipp and David) obviously impacts the strength and depth of the team. Tanner did a nice job replacing Pipp. We wish Matt and David both a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing them and everyone else come out on Monday nights in the AC for Open Gym (OG/AC). Thanks to all the parents for their support and putting together the team dinners. Thank you Mrs. Eshelman for getting the Nike dri fit Sectional Champions shirts done before last nights game. The players love the shirts!Thanks to ALL the fans. They came out all season long and we packed the stands in Sectionals and Regionals. As Coach Duerksen said: "the future is bright!". I will put Awards Night and Open Gym information on the blog shortly.
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BEFORE KICK OFF AND WELL BEFORE THE LARGE NW CROWD MAKES ITS WAY TO BAKER PARK. What will turn out to be NorthWood's last game of the season, the game will start off the same way it will end; with a goal. Goshen scores in the 4th and it takes the Panthers a while to get over the early deficit. But after about 12-13 minutes, we settle down and play okay. I was not impressed with Johnny Toupee in the middle but it did not cost us until about the 37th. When a NW player goes down with an injury, the Goshen coach screams at his team to kick the ball out (a ploy?- he would do the same again in the second half- or is it a team that does not listen to their coach?) but they do not. Some players kind of stop playing, Johnny Toupee puts the whistle in his mouth but does NOT blow it, Goshen keeps playing and attacks the box. They take a shot that seems to take the Panthers defense by surprise. The ball literally rolls in for the 2-0 lead. Two momentum killers; a goal in the 4th and three minutes before the tea. Granted we should have played til the whistle in the 37th but it seems odd that when the coach tells his team to kick the ball out (soccer courtesy/sportsmanship) but they keep on playing to gain advantage.
You would have thought the team was told at the half to listen to the coach and the next time he calls for the ball to be kicked out, to place the ball over the sideline which they obviously did not do, twice! At the half coach Duerksen addresses the fact that we did outwork Goshen for a majority in the first half, that we need to do more of that and try to get back in to the game by scoring a goal to get within one. The second half starts with Goshen having most of the possession which results in their 3rd goal in the 57th. They would add 3 more to win decisively, 6-0. South Bend St. Joe defeats Penn 2-0 so the Regional Final tomorrow will be between Goshen and St. Joe. NorthWood finishes the season at 6-10-3 and a Sectional Championship. We lose Tanner and Ethan next year, all other players will be back. Having to play without two starting defenders (Pipp and David) obviously impacts the strength and depth of the team. Tanner did a nice job replacing Pipp. We wish Matt and David both a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing them and everyone else come out on Monday nights in the AC for Open Gym (OG/AC). Thanks to all the parents for their support and putting together the team dinners. Thank you Mrs. Eshelman for getting the Nike dri fit Sectional Champions shirts done before last nights game. The players love the shirts!Thanks to ALL the fans. They came out all season long and we packed the stands in Sectionals and Regionals. As Coach Duerksen said: "the future is bright!". I will put Awards Night and Open Gym information on the blog shortly.
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