NorthWood - South Bend Riley 6-0 (3-0)

NorthWood showed up to play on an Apple Festival Saturday that must have lured a lot of potential spectators away from today's matchup.

FIRST HALF
It looked like a game the Panthers could dominate if they would apply an early press on the opponents defense. The first Riley mistake - a short and misdirected goal kick from the GK to Ryan Lincoln about 30 yards out- resulted in the first NW score. Ryan controlled the ball and without hesitation shot the ball over the keeper to punish the mistake, 1-0.
Only three minutes after that, Josh passed the ball on the left up the line to Lincoln. Lincoln -you will see his name again in this blog- took it to the end line and executed a perfect cross onto Eddie's head. The header hit the ropes for the 2-0.
In the 19th minute of play, Lincoln passed the ball from the right thru the box to Conner. Conner took his time, and with composure placed the ball to the keepers right for the 3-0.
The rest of the half was not too impressive. The Panther's level of play went down considerably until the second half.

SECOND HALF
NorthWood took the field with renewed energy. It was however a game with a lot of referee initiated interruptions that saw a highlight in the 51st minute when the "minister in the middle" gave a three minute sermon to all captains on the field. The yellow came out in the 61st and was given to Eddie. The ref probably should have given himself a card in the same color as his shirt. Just as the bench was getting tired of listening to the Riley assistent coach with the fashionably rolled up adidas pants scream "Lemembel to make the sholt passees", it was Cesar who decided to go on a slalom thru the Riley midfield. Arriving just outside the 18, it was time for a shot - one of his better ones- as he hit the back of the net for the 4-0 (64") and re-igniting the team at the same time. A few minutes later coach Duerksen reacted to a call in protest when the center ref decided to come to the side for a nice and lenghty discussion. An open mouth/closed eyes conversation on the part of the ref ensued without further cards being shared. Thanks to the talkative and interruptive actions of the ref, this 80 minute game would last closer to 90 plus minutes.
In the 70th minute, Trent passed a ball to Conner who, after a struggle with the goalkeeper on the ground, placed the ball over the line, 5-0.
All players on the bench got decent playing time which ill help the team the rest of the season.
After years of trying during practice, Trent was finally able to show the crowd what he is good at. With a monster shot, he was able to make solid contact with the crossbar, nice job Jacobs!
With a minute left to play, Kronk slipped the ball to Lincoln who finished the job for the final score; 6-0. Maliq and Balogh combined for the shutout.


NEXT UP-Varsity
Next week is a busy week. Memorial & Glenn (Tuesday & Thursday respectively) followed by Concord (Saturday). The first two away, the last one at home.

JV TOURNEY
The JV did very well today at the Goshen JV Tourney. In the A flight, the team faced Plymouth in the first contest. The Panthers gave up two goals in the first half but that was it for the tournament. Thompson played in the goal the first half and Kyle the rest of the tournament. We lost that game 2-0 but came back to beat Memorial 1-0 on a Taylor Wegmiller goal. Kyle Dijkstra had two excellent saves and gets another shutout and a half. The JV finished in 3rd place.

NEXT UP-JV
Monday at 5 pm @ home vs. Penn, Tuesday away at Memorial and Saturday at home against Concord.

RECORDS
4-4-1 for both teams.

MISC.
Steve Taylor was paying attention until the end when he commented on Lincoln last goal by stating "way to stay out of the net" referring to the Mishawaka incident.

Robbie Balogh ran the clock.

There was a report that coach Hoover was on the property, possibly to take over in case coach Duerksen would receive a red.

NorthWood JV - Goshen JV pictures

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NorthWood - Goshen pictures Varsity

NEW JERSEYS!

NorthWood - #23Goshen 1-2 (0-0)

A hard fought NLC battle left NorthWood with an undeserved loss. With two minutes left and the score tied at 1-1, Goshen was erroneously awarded a throw in that led to their second (and the game's winning) goal. NW thought (correctly) that they should have the throw in and moved their players up on the offensive half of the field, leaving the defensive half exposed. That gave the Redskins the opportunity to score. A very unfortunate result after a horrendous blunder by the AR whose only job at that time was to make sure to call the throw in the correct way.

After a competetive and scoreless first half it was Goshen who hit the onion bag first, five minutes into the second act. But in the 66th Lincoln passed the ball to Conner who in turn crossed the ball in the box. Kronk was able to connect and draw the Panthers even with Goshen, 1-1. From the overall four or five shots on goal, NW could have scored thrice. The result was disappointing, the effort sure was not and it was by far the best performance of the season. The team rose to the challenge and played 80 minutes of soccer. Just because the office of Bald & Blind Inc. made a mistake doesn't mean that the team didn't deserve more then they got. One of these days, the calls will start going our way.................


NOTES
The JV lost 3-0 to Goshen. This score is a little deflated and not a true reflection of the game. This was a close game until about the last 7 or 8 minutes. NorthWood's JV had some scoring opportunities as well. Coach Matterson came up with a strategic move by putting back up GK Thompson between the woodwork and putting Kyle in a midfield position.

NEXT UP
Tomorrow (Saturday), Varsity plays at home vs. South Bend Riley at 10 am, while the JV travels to Goshen High School for the JV Tourney. The first game is at 9 am vs. Plymouth and the second game in the A flight will be against Northridge or Memorial (depending on the outcome of the first game at Noon.

NorthWood @ Warsaw pictures

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NorthWood @ #19 Warsaw 0-4 (0-2)

When Warsaw's #25, Cornbread Griffen, scored the 3rd goal minutes into the second half, it marked the beginning of deteriorating play for the Panthers who eventually lost 4-0. All four goals came from the weak side. The apparent disregard of the weak side was one of the few negative remarks after the first half. The second half became, however, about as annoying as the musquitos. Time to re-group and get ready for # 23 Goshen who will visit tomorrow. Bring the white jerseys to practice -clean!-today and you can trade it in for the new game jerseys (Varsity).

The JV lost 6-0 and will try to improve their 3-2-1 record against Goshen's JV on Thursday as well. This coming Saturday, Varsity will host South Bend Riley at 10 am while the JV travels to the Goshen JV Tourney (@ Goshen High School) for a 9 am & a noon contest.

NorthWood - Wawasee

NorthWood - Wawasee JV pictures

SC Heerenveen - FC Groningen 0-1 (0-0)

Newly acquired forward Morten Nordstrand scores the only goal of the game in the 61st minute, finally a win!

Warsaw game information

The game Tuesday against Warsaw will be played at the High school and NOT at the CCAC Complex. The JV game starts at 5 pm and the Varsity game at 6:45 pm.

IWU - Judson

Tonight several Varsity & JV players went to Bethel College to watch Seth "Ducky" Douwsma play. The #17 had by far the largest fan section and got very respectable playing time although his former coaches thought he should have gotten a little more yet. Despite the loss, everyone enjoyed watching Seth play and the realization set in that this really is a faster and more physical level then the Higch School level of play. Hopefully we will get to see him play again in person this year and don't forget to follow Seth online. Just go to www.iwuwildcats.com for the video livestream of all home games. It was also nice to hook up with Seths' family as well.

Wawasee JV @ NorthWood JV 0-2

The Panther's JV got another win (3-1-1) as they defeat the Warriors 2-0. Tim scored both goals (he has four for the season)and Kyle and Thompson combined for the shutout. The JV is 1-1 in NLC competition as they prepare for Warsaw.

Wawasee @ NorthWood 1-1 (0-0)

The first actual game under the lights of the season ends in a 1-1 draw.

FIRST HALF
The first fifteen minutes of the game showed a lackluster performance by the Panhers. In the 14th, Cesar takes a shot that misses to the right of the goal for the only somewhat dangerous action in the first quarter. For another 10 minutes there really is no danger coming from either team. Most of the play takes place in the middle third of the field. In the 26th minute of play, a Wawasee forward gets the ball in the 18 and goes one on one with Maliq who gets the save but the AR had already put up his flag for offside. In the 32nd, Cesar clears the soccer ball from the back. The ball however makes incidental testicular contact with Kronk who needs to leave the pitch to recover. The clock at the half shows a boring 0-0.

SECOND HALF
The start of the second half looked similar to the end of the first. In the 43rd minute of play, Cam passed the ball to his left at about 35 out to Eddie. Eddie dribbled around three players but the fourth took the ball away. The Warriors had a counter attack about seven minutes later. The attack went over the right flank. The Wawasee midfielder took the ball around Jake and went into the box. Maliq came out for a second and went back in as the shot went in the lower left, hitting the inside of the post for the 1-0. Jake received his first booking of the year a few minutes later and received a card for pulling on the opponent. The referee was more flustered then Jake and produced a red card in the excitement of the moment only to change it to a yellow after realizing what he had done. In the 56th, Lincoln passed a ball on the left side to Eddie. Eddie made a couple of moves, the ball got near the GK but Eddie passed him and finished with a controlled kick at the goal; NorthWood was level with Wawasee, 1-1. The whining and crying to the ref from the Wawasee head coach that Eddie had held on to one his players' shirt did not get the reception from the referee he had hoped for.
The Panthers needed Maliq to step in only a minute later on a Warriors shot inside the box. The Panthers were semi-dangerous in the 73rd on a cross from Lincoln from the left. Eddie passed the ball back but we were unable to produce a shot.The 76th minute saw a shot from Lincoln miss to the right. The last and actually one of the few exciting moments of the match came on a 80th minute Conner Beckwith corner from the right that was headed back to Noodle who near the middle of the goal and about 6 yards out got the last chance of the night. His effort missed the woodwork to the left. The final score gave the Panthers their first NLC point of the season. NorthWood's record is now 3-2-1 (1-0-1 NLC).


NOTES
Today's practice will be from 3:30 until about 5 or 5:15. This will give all players the chance to clean up before they cheer on Hoover's Henchmen.

Next week will be an important and busy week for both Varsity & JV; Tuesday both teams will play at and against Warsaw, on Thursday we host Goshen. Varsity will host South Bend Riley on Saturday (9/19) while the JV plays in the JV Tourney in Goshen that day.

Tomorrow (Saturday) we will travel to Bethel College to watch Seth and Indiana Wesleyan play in the Bethel Tournament. Details will be given to the players this afternoon. Admission for all NW players and families is free for the entire tournament. All you have to do is mention that you are with NorthWood as you enter the field.

HZVV Hoogeveen - VV Grijpskerk 2-1 (1-0)

HZVV - Grijpskerk 2-1 (1-0)
30. Bekhuis 1-0, 54. Steenbergen 1-1, 56. Breukelman 2-1.

Referee: Boringa.

YELLOW: Eeuwema (Grijpskerk). Spectators: 300.

Next up is the first home game of the season this Saturday against Orange Nassau Groningen. The game will be broadcast on OOG TV as well as RTV Noord (www.rtvnoord.nl).

NorthWood JV @ Westview

The pictures are up (gallery). Those Westview jerseys beat out John Glenn's for ugliest soccer jersey in Northeern Indiana. Wow! Check it out at NWSoccerpics link.

NorthWood JV @ Westview 2-2 (0-2)

Westview's JV had beaten just about every opponent this year until they ran into the Panther's JV. NorthWood came back from a two goal deficit to go level by way of two Taylor Wegmiller goals. One came when he took the ball away from a defender going one on one with the keeper, the other a nice header off a free kick from Tim. The JV's records its first draw of the season which some people say is like kissing your sister but to quote one of the players: "this is like kissing your really hot stepsister". The JV is 2-1-1 going into tomorrow night's match up with NLC opponent Wawasee.

JV practice

The JV will have a Labor Day practice from 6 pm until 7:15 in preparation for the Westview game Tuesday. The varsity has the day off.

NorthWood - Bremen pictures part 2

Obviously the pictures are up. Go to the NWSoccerPics link to view all 96 pictures.

NorthWood - Bremen pictures

CELEBRATION TIME, HACK, 1952 STANDS & THE FINAL SCORE