Game #2: 2-2 vs. the Blue Thunder

We ran into the storming Blue Thunder today--and they were tough. But so were the Jedi Knights! The evenly matched teams held each other scoreless in the first half, though each team had several good chances. Then the Blue Thunder picked up two goals in the 3rd quarter. But the Knights didn't give up. They continued to fight back, scoring two goals of their own to tie the game.

It was a much harder game than the first, and the boys did a super job hustling and working together. They took lots of shots, and scrambled back quickly to get on defense. Several parents mentioned that they need to learn about positioning, and that is something that we will work on in the coming weeks.

Highlights of our second game included:

• Welcoming Cesar to the team (replacing Reed). Cesar has been playing on a U6 team (he's still only 5!), but showed today that he is certainly ready for play at the U8 level.
• Antonio's hustle--he had another great game on defense, where he stopped their attackers time and time again.
• Watching Adrian make several key defensive plays as well as helping out on the attack. He covered a lot of ground today!
  
• Sean's hang-tough attitude in the goal, despite being under almost constant attack and hurting his hand. He almost scored a couple times too!
  
• Seeing Sami turn up his intensity, and really pressure the Blue Thunder on offense. He also made a couple of nice saves during his turn as goalie.
• The excellent job Daniel did keeping his position at sweeper and snuffing out several dangerous attacks.
  
• The two goals that Alex scored near the end of the game, after dribbling through practically every player on the opposing team. He has moves!
• Jack's tough defending, and how well he uses his body to shield the ball from attackers.
• Hearing Tyler in the goal, where he was directing his teammates and taking charge, as well as making some fantastic saves!
• The terrific attitude shown by all the Jedi Knights who didn't give up when they got behind. They worked hard the whole game, and deserved those two late goals against a tough opponent.

Special thanks to Tabatha for helping organize the Team Picture and to Linga for the halftime and postgame treats!

Next Practice: Thursday, Sept. 15 @ 6pm
Next Game: Saturday, Sept. 17 @ 12:00pm, Field B, vs. Team#1