Great Way to Finnish Up the Season, Fire Wins 2-1

What a game these boys played yesterday.  Coming off our first loss of the season, these boys came back and played an excellent game with tremendous heart and determination.  I let them know before the game began that I thought they were the best team out  here this season, but they certainly have not been showing it in the last few games and needed to prove it here.

They came out on fire, with Josh taking several big shots early on that just missed the netting. At the end of the first half, we were still tied, nil/nil but were knocking on the door knowing it was just a matter of time.  In the 3rd quarter, Patrick Bernard had a spectacular cut back with his left foot along the end line to bring it in front of the goal and take a well placed right footed shot to give us the 1-0 lead.  A few minutes latter, Sean had a great strike from about 15 feet out to stretch our lead to 2-0.  The Spiders kept trying to come back and a few times it looked like they might, but with our defense, we maintain to give up their lone goal with no  time left and held on to the victory.

This season has been a great one and I  hope you all enjoyed watching these boys develop, interact and have a great time playing as much as I did.  Thank you to all the parents who trusted me with your kids and encouraging them to work hard.  I hope you all have a great Summer and I look forward to  the Fall season.  Until then, keep that ball at your feet and I'll see you on the pitch.

Game 7 - Our First Loss of the Season

Tough game tonight, we had our first loss, yet it's due to be our last. The boys played well, but at practice on Thursday we've got to get back to some of the basics along with the simple throw-ins and goal kicks which both played to our weakness tonight ending with a 1-2 loss.  

Immediately following the game, Eli came up to me and asked, "coach Kyle who won" to my reply, "they did" and Eli answered, "ahh man, that means we don't get a trophy".  That's right boys, Win good, Loss bad.

A few more days before the season is over, let's use these next few days to work on simple dribbling, left to right, back and forth, keep your head up and look to Saturday's match, it ain't over yet.

Enjoy the videos, I'll see you Thursday at practice.