Another Post-game Post
Sep. 26th, 2015 09:52 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thisnewdayThe grandson and his Henninger Black Knights modified soccer team took on the Fayetteville-Manlius Hornets in their home opener on Friday at Huntington School. F-M scored first but the Knights continuously pressured their opponent's goal and had a number of shots that were either slightly high, slightly wide, or stopped by the goalie.
About midway through the first half, the second squad was subbed-in for Henninger and they immediately scored two quick goals which obviously stunned the visitors and their fans. As they had earlier, the Knights kept up the pressure on both offense and defense and the half ended with the score Henninger 2, F-M 1.
Henninger opened the second half with their starters back on the field and this time they scored to make it a 3-1 game. Again, at midway through the half, the second squad came in for Henninger. This time they held their own but had some lapses, on both offense and defense, which could've been game-changers if siezed-on by the visitors.
With control of the game now hotly contested in its final minutes, the starters were sent back in to finish the half and bring home the 3-1 victory.
All things considered, it was a pretty good game. This team, which has been together for barely three weeks, is obviously a work in progress. And with the outdoor soccer season so compressed, they're going to have to develop quickly. Next week, they have three games, two of them away. After that, they have two games a week for each of the remaining three weeks of the season.
Jason did well, was called out by the coach for a great assist on the second-half goal, and after the game we were stopped by one of the F-M moms who complimented Jason and the team on their amazing skills. As usual, he was too embarassed to respond, so I said "thanks" on his behalf. She obviously read the situation and we both laughed.
Hopefully, as these kids get used to playing as a team, learn each other's skills and tendencies, we'll have some success out on the road where we'll be next week vs. Auburn and West Genesee. There's also a chance that Jason and Cyrus will meet up with another of their SDA teammates at West Genny, which should be interesting...
LPK
LiveJournal
9.26.2015 (a)
About midway through the first half, the second squad was subbed-in for Henninger and they immediately scored two quick goals which obviously stunned the visitors and their fans. As they had earlier, the Knights kept up the pressure on both offense and defense and the half ended with the score Henninger 2, F-M 1.
Henninger opened the second half with their starters back on the field and this time they scored to make it a 3-1 game. Again, at midway through the half, the second squad came in for Henninger. This time they held their own but had some lapses, on both offense and defense, which could've been game-changers if siezed-on by the visitors.
With control of the game now hotly contested in its final minutes, the starters were sent back in to finish the half and bring home the 3-1 victory.
All things considered, it was a pretty good game. This team, which has been together for barely three weeks, is obviously a work in progress. And with the outdoor soccer season so compressed, they're going to have to develop quickly. Next week, they have three games, two of them away. After that, they have two games a week for each of the remaining three weeks of the season.
Jason did well, was called out by the coach for a great assist on the second-half goal, and after the game we were stopped by one of the F-M moms who complimented Jason and the team on their amazing skills. As usual, he was too embarassed to respond, so I said "thanks" on his behalf. She obviously read the situation and we both laughed.
Hopefully, as these kids get used to playing as a team, learn each other's skills and tendencies, we'll have some success out on the road where we'll be next week vs. Auburn and West Genesee. There's also a chance that Jason and Cyrus will meet up with another of their SDA teammates at West Genny, which should be interesting...
LPK
LiveJournal
9.26.2015 (a)
