An extremely competitive and exciting game between cross town rivals is one way to describe this contest. Another way is to say this game is the reason they make heart medication. Once again, injuries and absences factored into the final result...but we definitely had our share of opportunities.
We took the offensive from the first whistle and played extremely good possession soccer for the first 10-15 minutes. The passing game set up several good runs and two very good scoring chances in the early minutes of the game. Everyone played with extra intensity due to the familiarity with the opponent. In particular, Andrea Dumais who is a Clarkston HS student, played a great game and gave the Clarkston defense a lot to contend with. Shelby Watts and Alyssa Bolling played aggressively in the midfield and in the attacking third, as well as Emily Rozin who had a tough assignment all afternoon with Clarkston's star midfielder.
After a few fruitless attempts on net, the momentum began to swing over to Clarkston as they mounted the attack. Their strikers up top displayed a lot of speed and good ball control. Our defense still contained them all afternoon with the exception of one run on the outside where the striker took the inside track and struck on net for the only goal of the game.
Katie Ging made some exciting saves during this period to keep us in the game, but even as we pressed the attack...we could not find the back of the net. Panic in front of the net and failure to force the opposing keeper to do the hard work cost us this game.
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