As this was our last regular season game, it was important to have a good showing heading into post season.  I put in a new system for this game as I really wanted to get into the attack in a hurry. For the first half, it was almost the opposite. This game started off very slow and boring for those watching. We could never really get into a groove, which was surprising as we were playing on a turf surface which favors our technical game. A lot of it had to do with the kind of team Roncalli was. They were very physical and really did not allow us to have any time on the ball.           

After getting knocked around a bit, the girls became frustrated and recognized we were the better team and began to work much harder. The second half was much better as a majority of the play was on our attacking half. Although the play was much better and we had our opportunities, our trouble finding the back of the net continued. We had a few sitters inside the 6 that could not be finished. With the time coming to an end, Elise DeTrude found Shelby Kroeger on a short corner which caught the home team by surprise, unfortunately Shelby’s shot found the post instead of the net. This game ended in a frustrated tie as we came off the field knowing we were the better team as we outshot them 13-3 and still had zeros on the board.

Tie 0-0

Shutout—Halle Friehofer