NGSA Stampede (2) vs. Timberlane (1)
In their third meeting of the season, the Stampede and Timberlane
put on another great game for the parents. This time on a rather
cold and windswept field in Atkinson.
Tasha started off in net for the Stampede.
The Stampede started the pressure quickly in the first minute when
Michelle and Emily worked together to get the Stampede's first
chance at a goal. Very nice passing.
The Stampede kept up the pressure and, during a big flurry of
activity in front of the net, Stephanie got the ball to Michelle
and she poked it past the Timberlane keeper to put the Stampede
up 1-0.
Towards the end of the half, Bari replaced Michelle in net.
The Stampede's last chance of the half was a nice close shot by
Michelle, stopped by the Timberlane keeper.
Bari remained in net during the second half.
There was a brief incident where a witch hat suddenly flew onto
the field. Mr. Taylor came to the rescue and removed the hat
before it could do any damage.
The girls continued their nice passing with one particular instance
where Michelle threaded 2 Timberlane defenders with a perfect
pass to Emily in front of the net, but the Timberlane defense
shut Emily down before she could get off a shot.
Stephanie had a fantastic run, pushing the ball past the last
defender for a great breakaway, but she couldn't quite get off
a solid shot. It was still an impressive piece of work.
Nicole sent in a long kick from way outside that the Timberlane
keeper just managed to hang onto.
As Timberlane began to push down the field, there was a lot of
activity in front of the Stampede net and a shot got past Bari
who was screened at the time. This tied the score at 1-1.
The Stampede weren't resting. They got a free kick on a handball
just at the edge of the 18-yard box. Nicole took the kick and
drilled it past everyone and into the net. The Timberlane keeper
barely saw it coming. Stampede up, 2-1.
The last big chance of the game for the Stampede was a great
outside kick from Emily, nice and high. The Timberlane keeper
made a great save, just getting her fingertips on the ball and
pulling it in.
Melissa, Meghan, Nicole, Kari and Amy (in for Hillary) put on
another great defensive display, keeping the chances to a minimum
for Timberlane. Nicole was all over the field and Kari had a
couple very nice clearances.