This was not a very
pretty game. Yet another small field; and small fields don't suit Brooks
very well. On top of that it was a very slick and bumpy small
field. That said; Brooks opened fast with a great finish by Alex off a
very nice cross from Patrick. Not even 3 minutes in and Brooks is up.
The balance of the half showed some pretty sloppy soccer on both sides.
Brooks pressed, but lots of feet just going out from under. Evidently you
needed 1 inch studs for this field today. And so it went bot the next 40
minutes. Some decent opportunities for Brooks but not really much to make the
game interesting. Late in the half Drew placed a pass right on Zach's
foot and Zach continued his scoring rampage doubling the score. The half
thankfully ended. Unfortunately, the second half was not much better.
Mud started to show through the grass and footing was awful. All the
parents were watching the clock and hoping for the game to end without any
injuries.
Looking ahead and
wanting to ensure the team stayed healthy: Stronach didn't play at all, Sam saw
limited time and Cam played the final 30 in goal. Many of the non
starters saw a good amount of time in the second half. It was obvious to
me that Zach's leg still hurt a bit and Dusty pulled him at the 20 minute mark,
but 10 minutes later Zach was back in and ready to go. I'm sure he stayed
on Dusty's ear until he went back in. He came out again with 10 left in
the game thankfully.
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