You'd thought they were just coming back from a soccer vacation in the Bahama's! The lady warriors never missed a beat as they started the Spring U-14 League season with a couple of victories! The passing was crisp, the communication was loud and the play was fluid this weekend.
The Sodium team took on Cascade FC United in the league opener Saturday. Play was isolated to the CFC side of the field all game as as Sodium keeper Camille Fairbairn touched the ball only twice all contest. All match the Sodium forwards and mids pounded the goal box as the CFC goalie made one tremendous play after another. Finally, in the closing minutes, "MAC" Kearney took her own deflection and found the back of the net with her left foot! MAC had been a thorn the side of CFC keeper all game with several breaks into the box.
Sundays game turned into a blood-bath as Sodium pounded the WUSC Valencia squad 4-0. Lexi Frey opened the door with an early score by beating her defender down the left side, cutting back and spanking the right side of the net. Next up was a familiar player in the net, MAC Kearney off a perfect feed from visiting Mercury player Morgan. The half ended 2-0. In the Tom fashion we know and love, the pumped up Sodium team came ready to dish out more punishment in the second half. Shot after shot was saved by the Valencia keeper until Hannah Lautenbach drilled it in to keep the momentum alive! The icing was brought to you by visiting Mercury player Calin as she took the outstanding cross from Payten "Wheels" Sonnen and rocketed the WUSC net!
I can't say enough how well the girls played together in the league openers. Obviously the forwards were on a tear but the mids controlled the tempo and the defense put the hammer down on more than one occasion! These girls are, in my humble opinion, light years ahead of last years squad at this juncture and will undoubtedly be ready to put the hurt on the opposition during State Cup.
A special "Thank You" goes out to the Mercury players who joined Sodium this weekend and I'm sure we will see more of them in the near future.
Next up: ESUFC Reading on 2/13/09 @ 7pm.
From under the hooded parka's we yell: GO SODIUM!
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