Matchday 2 equals road trip #1. As the bus pulls out a little after 8 on the way to Angola, it turns into an extended Amish Country scenic tour. Because of road closures we arrive a little late. We warm up on the practice field due to the wet condition of the game field.In front of a nice size crowd of NW supporters we kick of a little after 10 for the first real challenge of the season.FIRST HALF- It starts early on in the third minute when a Sebastian header pass finds Landon who finds himself going at the Hornet stopper for the first (but not last NW) 1v1. The Parker shot goes for the high left corner but gets tipped by the GK for a corner. The Angola keeper will make a lot of saves this morning. In the 10th, Andre takes a free kick from 40 yards and his effort finds Sebastian's head. His header finds the keeper's hands to prevent Sebastian from adding to his goal total. Six minutes later, Kayden -who had just stepped inside the lines- finds himselg going 1v1 at the keeper after a nice thru ball. His shot at the keep gets stopped as well. In the 19th, Jerson slots a ball to Sebastian who goes in the box for the NW third 1v1 of the game. His attempt is directed directly at the keeper.....still no goal! A NW cross straight into the box is missed by the keeper and finds Sebastian's head but he is unable to direct it on the frame. With plenty of chances and about 80% of the possession, most of it on the Angola half, it seems it is only a matter of time before we put in the first goal.HALF TIME- Only some minor adjustments are discussed while the work rate of the entire team in general but midfielders in specific is mentioned. A solid performance with some nice soccer so far, now all we need is a goal or two. SECOND HALF- We almost witness the first goal of the game in the first minute of the second half when Angola brings the ball up the field and crosses it in the box. With nearly everyone missing the ball, Angola's top scorer finds himself with the ball on his foot about 4 yards from Luke. His shot to the near post gets stopped by a diving Luke Lingle; a great stop that could have turned the momentum! Fortunately NW takes control of the game again and in minute 43, Sebastian goes around the Hornets left defenders on the flank and crosses the ball as in a training ground drill towards the 6. At the time of the attack both Jerson (in center) and Cam Iwema (on the left flank) made hard runs into the box. Unmarked, they both go at the ball and Jerson, almost over running the cross, gets a first and then a second touch on the ball. The ball rolls in the goal for the 0-1. If the game would have been a crossbar challenge we would have been in fine shape; a long distance screamer from Jerson in the 48" finds the crossbar after a GK tip and Landon's shot in the 51st has the same result. In the 76th it looks like we will add to our lead when Andre places the ball over the top for Landon to run onto the ball. Landon's shot gets saved by the keep. Some physical confrontations seem to get out of hand mainly and probably only due to the fact that the center ref has an unwillingness to use his whistle let alone pull out his assortment of cards. Thanks to the composure of the NorthWood players, seniors specifically, does the match not turn into a mess. We have to wait until the last minute of the game for the next and last goal of the game when Jerson Sanchez decides to go on his own offensive adventure. Jerson circumvents about four Hornets and goes at the keeper and places the ball by him to the keeper's left for what looks to be an easy goal; 0-2. NOTES- The Panthers move to 2-0-0 on the young season while the Hornets fall to 1-2-0. Jerson's leadership and performance earn him the captains arm band for the next game (worn by Lukas Aukerman today for his hard work this week). By the way, Angola is also the site of this year's sectionals. Next up is the home game versus Northridge this coming Thursday. All focus in training this week will be on our next two NLC opponents this week (the aforementioned Northridge and at Concord on Saturday). NorthWood wins as does Chelsea (albeit against Arsenal); so all in all a good Saturday.
Sunday, August 19, 2018
Angola-NorthWood 0-2 (0-0)
Matchday 2 equals road trip #1. As the bus pulls out a little after 8 on the way to Angola, it turns into an extended Amish Country scenic tour. Because of road closures we arrive a little late. We warm up on the practice field due to the wet condition of the game field.In front of a nice size crowd of NW supporters we kick of a little after 10 for the first real challenge of the season.FIRST HALF- It starts early on in the third minute when a Sebastian header pass finds Landon who finds himself going at the Hornet stopper for the first (but not last NW) 1v1. The Parker shot goes for the high left corner but gets tipped by the GK for a corner. The Angola keeper will make a lot of saves this morning. In the 10th, Andre takes a free kick from 40 yards and his effort finds Sebastian's head. His header finds the keeper's hands to prevent Sebastian from adding to his goal total. Six minutes later, Kayden -who had just stepped inside the lines- finds himselg going 1v1 at the keeper after a nice thru ball. His shot at the keep gets stopped as well. In the 19th, Jerson slots a ball to Sebastian who goes in the box for the NW third 1v1 of the game. His attempt is directed directly at the keeper.....still no goal! A NW cross straight into the box is missed by the keeper and finds Sebastian's head but he is unable to direct it on the frame. With plenty of chances and about 80% of the possession, most of it on the Angola half, it seems it is only a matter of time before we put in the first goal.HALF TIME- Only some minor adjustments are discussed while the work rate of the entire team in general but midfielders in specific is mentioned. A solid performance with some nice soccer so far, now all we need is a goal or two. SECOND HALF- We almost witness the first goal of the game in the first minute of the second half when Angola brings the ball up the field and crosses it in the box. With nearly everyone missing the ball, Angola's top scorer finds himself with the ball on his foot about 4 yards from Luke. His shot to the near post gets stopped by a diving Luke Lingle; a great stop that could have turned the momentum! Fortunately NW takes control of the game again and in minute 43, Sebastian goes around the Hornets left defenders on the flank and crosses the ball as in a training ground drill towards the 6. At the time of the attack both Jerson (in center) and Cam Iwema (on the left flank) made hard runs into the box. Unmarked, they both go at the ball and Jerson, almost over running the cross, gets a first and then a second touch on the ball. The ball rolls in the goal for the 0-1. If the game would have been a crossbar challenge we would have been in fine shape; a long distance screamer from Jerson in the 48" finds the crossbar after a GK tip and Landon's shot in the 51st has the same result. In the 76th it looks like we will add to our lead when Andre places the ball over the top for Landon to run onto the ball. Landon's shot gets saved by the keep. Some physical confrontations seem to get out of hand mainly and probably only due to the fact that the center ref has an unwillingness to use his whistle let alone pull out his assortment of cards. Thanks to the composure of the NorthWood players, seniors specifically, does the match not turn into a mess. We have to wait until the last minute of the game for the next and last goal of the game when Jerson Sanchez decides to go on his own offensive adventure. Jerson circumvents about four Hornets and goes at the keeper and places the ball by him to the keeper's left for what looks to be an easy goal; 0-2. NOTES- The Panthers move to 2-0-0 on the young season while the Hornets fall to 1-2-0. Jerson's leadership and performance earn him the captains arm band for the next game (worn by Lukas Aukerman today for his hard work this week). By the way, Angola is also the site of this year's sectionals. Next up is the home game versus Northridge this coming Thursday. All focus in training this week will be on our next two NLC opponents this week (the aforementioned Northridge and at Concord on Saturday). NorthWood wins as does Chelsea (albeit against Arsenal); so all in all a good Saturday.
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