Corwin defends his territory
This was the last game of the season and a very exciting one. It was the only game where the outcome was in doubt past the first quarter.
It started out not looking good for Corwin’s team. Corwin was goalie during the first quarter and had to make some big saves, such as the one in the picture. It seemed to me that the other team was doing a better job of pressuring the goal and other team, while getting some shots, was very lacking in any follow up.
Jack was goalie in the second quarter, during which the other team scored two quick goals. Things were looking grim until late in the second quarter when Ali powered in a shot from outside the box. This marked the turning point in the game. Re-energized, the team did much better on defense and cooperating on attacks. The opponents didn’t score again while Ali, Jack, and Josh each racked up goals for a final score of 4-2.
Corwin was definitely on his game. He didn’t play offense but did a great job on defense. He made some great saves as goalie, lots of good clearing and tackles, and especially in the final quarter he played very solid defense breaking up strong attacks.
The star of the game, though, was Ali. She scored twice, the first time basically solo to turn the game around. She played good defense, bnreaking up many attacks and doing some excellent clearing. Ali’s second score was an excellent team effort. Corwin made one of his saves near his goal then took it over to the side. He made a long pass up the sideline to Jack, who took it over near the other goal, then passed to Ali for the score. There was definitely a not more setting up for follow on shots in the second half and it showed in the scoring.
Overall it was a great game. Both defenses did well, the opponent goalies making some amazing saves as well. There was a lot of good clearing, so much that it was hard to track the ball with the camera as it bounced from one side of the field to the other. An excellent end of for the season.
Now I just have to get all the pictures edited by Monday for the players vs. parents game.
P.S. Mom was getting riled up during the game. Despite having Alice and Charles climbing on her while she was trying to hold Poly, I heard her cheering for the team. She was so worked up that she lost her key fob for the van and had to keep Corwin back to help her look for it (she found it after some searching).