Sodium advances to Nomad Championship

Early game vs MN Thunder 96 Blue
The lady warriors qualified for the semi-finals with a 0-0 tie to the Minnesota State Champion Blues. Big, physical players with loud, uneducated parents made this match even more enjoyable. After the half the Sodium squad elevated their play after a yellow card inducing collision of a Thunder forward and keeper Camille Fairbairn. Sodium pounded the goal with shots, corner kicks and headers. Bodies were cleared out en route to the goal but unfortunately none found the mark. The Thunder coach stated; "You guys will advance, you deserve it." No truer words were spoke.

Semi-final Night-cap vs Leahi 96 Maile
This Hawaii U12 State Champion could have doubled for the U15 squad. They were big, physical and full of pride. As the sun set and the field lights illuminated, Jadyn McMillan penetrated deep into Maile territory around 2 defenders. She served up a perfect lead pass to a crashing MAC Kearney who ripped a goal past the diving Maile keeper! The place erupted as fans roared and Jadyn was surrounded by her team mates. Moments later the whistle blew for half-time. On the sidelines the electricity was thick, the excitement palpable. After a 10 minute pep-talk and some position adjustments from coach Tom the lady warriors strode confidently onto the Nomad home field. The whistle blew, the ball was touched and Sodium was off to the races! Rarely did the ball cross the midfield as the mids controlled the tempo, and the forwards controlled the ball. The defense raised the bar as they rarely allowed a forward near the 18-yard box or the keeper to touch the ball. At the 20 minute mark Eli Beard received the ball, flashed down the left side and placed a chip shot right to the foot of MAC who knew exactly what needed to be done; she two-touched and fired a perfect strike into the net for her second of the night. Again, the Sodium faithful and team screamed with excitement. Play continued back and forth with Sodium moving the ball at will against the larger Maile team. It was a joy to watch the girls as they passed with pinpoint accuracy and dominated the play. With under 3 minutes left the Maile keeper chipped her goal kick to midfield where guest player Bailey Hall skied above the rest and placed a header out front of the streaking forwards. In a footrace there is none better than MAC who chased it down and rocketed her third goal past a keeper who must have been getting tired seeing number 13 in her face all night. With a “MAC” trick Ms Kearney single-handedly dealt the Hawaii team a decisive blow and moved Sodium to the Nomad Championship! Even though MAC was awarded all the goals it was an outstanding team win from whistle to whistle.

Next up: Leahi 96 Premier for the Nomad Championship

From the deck at Chili’s the faithful raise a toast to their beloved team: GO SODIUM!