Sodium lets Sherwood in the door

Historically, Sodium has a tendency to play to their competition. Today's game against the Sherwood Force was no exception. The play started off as expected, Sodium pounding the ball in the Sherwood end of the field. Then Sherwood crossed midfield, found a seem in the defense, and the forward found the net from 20. Sodium down 0-1. Later in the first half, after being bounced around the ball squirted back to Aliyah Chance [I think, I was kind of blocked out] who's shot deflected off a Force player to Emmy Owens who alertly ripped it into the net. 1-1 at half. The second half found Sherwood looking at a corner kick of their own. The ball flew untouched across the face of the goal where a Force player easily found the net. Sodium down 2-1. With only a couple minutes left, Laura Camp & Lexi Frey lined up an indirect kick, Lexi touched it over to Laura who chipped a perfect shot high off the right post and in! The final whistle blew with the score deadlocked at 2 apiece.

Off to PK land!

First up, Jadyn McMillan - 1-0
Sherwood misses - 1-0
Laura Camp in! - 2-0
Sherwood scores - 2-1
Marisa Reid finds the net - 3-1
Sherwood misses - 3-1
Lexi Frey just off the mark - 3-1
Sherwood scores - 3-2
Erika Cook with a decisive score! - 4-2


What it means:
The official score ended in a tie. This means that both Sherwood and Sodium have 7 points. If both teams win [or lose or tie] tomorrow then the team with the highest goal differential will represent the bracket in the #1 spot. If both teams have identical goal differential, it will fall back to these PK's and Sodium will advance in the #1 spot. If Sherwood wins big and Sodium loses, the Sherwood would capture the #1 spot. So basically, Sodium needs to beat the pants off of Aloha tomorrow and advance in #1 position.

The girls looked sluggish & slow tonight. Not the style of play that advances teams to the quarter finals. Sodium needs to turn up the intensity and play the fast physical game that has gotten them many, many victories this season. If they can Bring It, no other team can compete. Get a little pissed here ladies, you should have walked all over the Sherwood team. You need to take it out with a vengeance on Aloha and get back into the groove. If you can do that, then we can take the momentum into the quarter finals and beyond.

Next up: vs Aloha United Xtreme @ 9:30AM - Aloha HS. 4/26/09

GO SODIUM!