After scouting Northridge, the game plan has been discussed for days. An unlucky (read - awful field) bounce means a ball doesn't get cleared paving the way for a quick 2nd minute attack from the Raiders resulting in an early goal. In the 23rd, the Raiders find the back of the net again for the 0-2 HT score. Coach Duerksen gets a yellow caution for an improperly equipped player (no shin guards - Brock Hilty). Soon after a 56th minute NR goal, Sebastian tries to get the ball in the middle of the field off a NR player's foot. The tackle earns him a red card. The "foul" is not even worthy of a yellow. About 15 more serious fouls (the majority NR fouls) are going unpunished throughout the game and then this one gets a straight red. The sad part is that the center ref changes his story of the reason for the red (first narrative is that Sebastian had committed four fouls total and the second was that "he was going for the opponent's Achilles"). When the Raiders #8 throws an elbow in Jerson's face in the 75th, it takes the AR to tell the center ref that that deserves a card but #8 only gets a yellow. The fifth goal comes in the 79" when the Panthers are down to 10 men. On this beautiful night weather wise, the stands are packed with hundreds of fans. Unfortunately the Panthers are unable to come up with a result despite battling hard. It does not help to have an incompetent arbiter and the worst field in Northern Indiana. The boys battle hard and that same fight will be needed tomorrow when we play at Concord. Sebastian will have to sit this one out due to the red card. NOTES - Today's practice is from 3:30-4:30 at the High School. Tomorrow's games are at 10 am (JV) and 11:45 (V). The JV lost their first game of the season to Northridge 0-2. The Varsity is now 2-1-0. Concord is 3-0-1.
Friday, August 24, 2018
NorthWood-Northridge 0-5 (0-2)
After scouting Northridge, the game plan has been discussed for days. An unlucky (read - awful field) bounce means a ball doesn't get cleared paving the way for a quick 2nd minute attack from the Raiders resulting in an early goal. In the 23rd, the Raiders find the back of the net again for the 0-2 HT score. Coach Duerksen gets a yellow caution for an improperly equipped player (no shin guards - Brock Hilty). Soon after a 56th minute NR goal, Sebastian tries to get the ball in the middle of the field off a NR player's foot. The tackle earns him a red card. The "foul" is not even worthy of a yellow. About 15 more serious fouls (the majority NR fouls) are going unpunished throughout the game and then this one gets a straight red. The sad part is that the center ref changes his story of the reason for the red (first narrative is that Sebastian had committed four fouls total and the second was that "he was going for the opponent's Achilles"). When the Raiders #8 throws an elbow in Jerson's face in the 75th, it takes the AR to tell the center ref that that deserves a card but #8 only gets a yellow. The fifth goal comes in the 79" when the Panthers are down to 10 men. On this beautiful night weather wise, the stands are packed with hundreds of fans. Unfortunately the Panthers are unable to come up with a result despite battling hard. It does not help to have an incompetent arbiter and the worst field in Northern Indiana. The boys battle hard and that same fight will be needed tomorrow when we play at Concord. Sebastian will have to sit this one out due to the red card. NOTES - Today's practice is from 3:30-4:30 at the High School. Tomorrow's games are at 10 am (JV) and 11:45 (V). The JV lost their first game of the season to Northridge 0-2. The Varsity is now 2-1-0. Concord is 3-0-1.
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