Huge game tonight for us in Newton. We did what they did to us in the first game and took it to them from the opening whistle. We got a pk when the keeper took one of our guys down and that was converted. They got a soft pk call a little bit later and Nico scored that one easily to tie it 1-1. They took it to us at that point until the end of the half where we either had to regroup or we would have lost the game. We came at them again in the second and got a nice goal to make it 2-1. They had to press at that point and i actually thought they were going to tie it up but we held on for all three points. Peg had some good chances near the end but couldn't finish. They are a very good team and i think our hard work and taller players winning head balls was the difference. Costley was a beast as usual in the middle but again we held on on and defended well in the end. The ref was solid and i think he controlled the tempo of the match well even though he warned me a bunch of times for talking to the other team. I told him i was just trying to get into their heads and i think that worked somehow. We'll enjoy the win for now and hopefully keep the train moving forward. On to inter next week.
On a side note, there was a u-13 girls game playing behind us and i think that the Peg players in total where wearing more gloves than they were. It even looked like Peg had a unified glove color of black and white. Must be the new school of players because that isn't acceptable as far as i am concerned. Just my opinion.
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Regarding the gloves......it is weak sauce.......as I can proudly say I've NEVER wore a pair of gloves when I played. Reedie, sort it out.
CS, as per usual i always love your posts and your opinions. I actually thought it was you in the middle last night from a distance but i don't think you've reffed premier in a long time. We play at home on friday if you'd like to watch me play again and i can be extra annoying if you let me know you will be there.
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Yah, I have never worn gloves in a game either but times they are a changing I guess. Some would say "soft" but some others would say, "my hands are warm". To me, it has nothing to do with the game, not unlike donning orange boots or wearing cologne, the latter of which I know for a fact Captain Shamrock did routinely back in the day. Pre-game ritual for Winnipeg Fury was to jump out of a bottle of Eternity and then take to the pitch.
As for the game last night, it definitely did ebb and flow. A contrast in styles to be sure. A tie may have been a fair result, in my opinion, but you have to give credit to West Van for earning all 3 points and putting themselves in the drivers seat to win the league title. Hopefully we get another crack at them in cup play.
Lastly, someone who cries like a little schoolgirl for 90+ minutes is certainly qualified to comment on the statistics in a U-13 Girls soccer game, so I cannot dispute his findings. Having said that, he did make a great save on a breakaway with the score 2-1, so I guess he got the last little schoolgirl giggle.
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I do not believe that a goaltender that has won the VMSL, Imperial and BC Championships, and is the #1 keeper for the current top of the VMSL Premier table team could reach those achievements without a significant amount of balls.
Seriously...
Sir M