Regular Season Finale

Game 16: vs. BV West at BV West in EKL (1-4)

Well, honestly we played our worst game of the season tonight. The fact that so much was on the line is a little troubling.

We started off great offensively, scoring a goal in the first 6 minutes of the match with a beautiful, 1-touch counter from Goza to O'Keefe.

We, however, kept dodging bullets defensively. We kept them out of the net for 20 minutes, but it certainly wasn't because we were playing well defensively. The midfield zone in front of our back four wasn't where it were supposed to be. And West was having no trouble finding their special player, Popoola. 

We need to shake this one off, realizing we have not had a defensive effort like this one all season.  An anomaly. Case in point: we had zero corners. Zero.

BTW Kate Goza and Amanda Hamm were the Co BWhite Players of the Game. 

We finished regular season 8-7-1. 

STATS:

First Half: 

Saints: Shots: 5 (4) Corners:0

33:25 O'Keefe (Goza wins the ball playing a 1-touch forward in front of Grace)

Jags: Shots: 10 (6) Corners: 3

19:22 Popoola (she comes wide to receive the ball, beats a player, gets into the box where she nicely gives it up before we knock it back to her in front of the goal)

10:45 Carter (Popoola beats two, goes into the box to pass it backpost)

Second Half:

Saints: Shots: 3 (1) Corners: 0


Jags: Shots: 13 (7) Corners: 0

36:43 Popoola (we allow an uncontested cross that runs along the top of the bar to the back post)

31:07 Orchet (the direct kick goes through Taylor's hands)