Charles had this week off, so it’s all Corwin for soccer. The weather was excellent, in the high 50s with just a little bit of cloud.
I thought the game wasn’t going to be very good when Corwin’s team scored two goals in the first couple of minutes. The other team’s defenses stiffened up after that and it was a much more even game. Overall, though, Corwin’s team had better field domination, keeping the ball near the oppposing goal much more. The other team scored on a good play in the third quarter, but Corwin’s team came right back within a couple of minutes for another score. That was the last score, leaving Corwin’s team with the win at 3-1. It was close, though — the other team took at least two shots that weren’t scores only by luck, just a foot or two off and impossible to stop.
Corwin didn’t get much action, because of the field dominance, although he had a few good blocks. I did notice that he does run somewhat tenderly. Mom is going to have him checked out to see if he’s got foot problems, as asking Corwin about it is an exercise in futility. When motivated, though, he is able to actually run.
Most of the kids were playing well. Keith in particular seemed to be having a much better game than usual this season. Josh, however, was a bit off, I don’t remember any long side drives by him. There was a lot more taking it up the middle. Whether this twas an effect of the other team’s defense or how the boys were playing wasn’t clear. The midfielders were doing a good job of booting balls from midfield back to near the goal, which was a big contribution to field dominance. Corwin’s team got called for tripping once, letting the other team have a penalty kick. Luckily that went wide without any risk of scoring.