For our readers, Semiahmoo are the 3-time reigning Provincial Champs and placed second (silver medal) in last years National Championships.
My very brief overview of the game....
- The Game Plan ... Semiahmoo is a strong passing / possession team and playing them on the grass would help slow down that aspect of the game. Also by playing our team system and supporting each other this created problem for Semiahmoo to penetrate our back midfield and defence
- The Game Review/Results ... our approach evidently gave Semiahmoo some problems from the start - in the first 15 minutes of the game Semiahmoo could not pentrate the Caps denfensive 1/3 of the field and any shots were from a long way out. Semiahmoo were stifled by our play (and the grass) for the first 10-15 minutes i.e. we kept them pinned in their end by high pressure centrally and wide
- Once they figured out their game was not working they moved to a “kick run” type game … not very effectively
- Very physical game today, some thunderous collisions.
- Really the girls were not pushed to play better, Semiahmoo was playing physical but their possession was wasted with long balls to nowhere.
- The PK and red card helped us but the game results woudl have been a win or a tie for us no matter what ... as we did have a couple of good opportunities.
Girls, we did what we had to do to take the 3 point from Semiahmoo. As we discussed at training, some games we coach/play to win and other games we coach/play to learn. This was a game we wanted to win and the coaching staff made some decisions to ensure that (i.e. grass, player placement, playing time, etc.).
Great job ladies! Your team work and team spirit will carry you forward!
TEAM = Together Everyone Achieves More
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