Reaching the top... almost

It was supposed to be a tough game against a good team... and it was.

Players were tired after the game and they had to fight hard on the field (shoulder to shoulder - Carter and others) and use all the tricks they know to get this game going.

We had a great defense that prevented all MU players to go down the field and face the keeper. This is what I feared would happen and it didn't.

They scored their three goals when a lot of players were in the goal area and it's difficult to keep track of who is where and it's even harder for the goal keeper to see the ball coming.

We''ll work on these kinds of situation.

Our three scores came in the first half. It was great but one more score in the second half could have been enough. We had a nice shot on the post by John.

Our first goal was a nice free kick by Elijah that came after a lucky call by the ref.

John had a shot strong enough to go through the keeper's legs.

and we had a great passing game that lead to a score by Steven (??).

We had nice passes and players were having diffculties to play as they usually do because of the level of the other team. But overall it was a pleasant game to watch and we can be proud of the players.

They will not be a rematch as we won't play them again.

I don't usually like to lead at half time because then the players think it's a done deal. I was right again.

Anyway it was a great game and since we played one of the supposedly top team, we can assume that we have a team that deserves to be in this league and can hope for the best.