Wow: It was history
Game 10: (10-0-0)
22 April vs. BV North at Home, 5-2
Well, if you were lucky enough to watch this match, you got to watch history. In 34 seasons of STA girls' soccer, never has a player scored 5 goals in one match (that's called a "glut" if you are wondering) until tonight. Sydney Watts made history!
And what's interesting is just how competitive this match was. North lead, 1-0 were tied 2-2. They came within inches of making the score 3-4 at half, as they just missed a goal with 7 seconds left in the half.
And Watts' goals were magnificent. She scored on 3 direct kicks, all from roughly 20-some yards—power and placement. She even bent in her 3rd corner of the year, and this one with with her right foot from the left side. Wow. Even the goal she scored off the Cabantac pass was from distance.
The Saints had not given up a goal in a month or so, but we are playing without All State Centerback, Assa Kante, but North also had a couple of nice shots off some premier passes.
The expanded roster gave us a look at Cara Holton, up top, for most of the second half. She was pesky, coming close to breaking off a couple carries towards goal. We also got to see Brandy Herhusky and Amelia Hamm in the second half.
North was playing on back-to-back nights as they lost in overtime last night to BV Southwest. And when you realize that we only put 6 shots on goal all night and someone (Sydney) converted those into 5 goals, you realize North actually had quite a nice game. You would expect maybe a couple of goals out of 6 shots on goal—and then you have a game!
Next week will be quite a week as we have BV Southwest on Tuesday at home, and then St. James Academy on Friday night at home, as well.
STATS:
First Half:
Saints: Shots: 5 (5) Corners: 4 (O'Keefe, A. Hansen, Marn, Watts)
28:38 Watts (drives direct kick from 27 high and slicing)
27:52 Watts (Cabantac wins the mis-touch off the punt to flick to Watts for the 30 yard bomb) (video is flawed but watchable)
9:44 Watts (bends the left-footed corner in with her right)
4:18 Watts (slices the direct kick upper right)
Mustangs: Shots: 6 (3) Corners: 0
33:26 Yu (volleys in the long diagonal Haggery cross)
25:52 Jones (chips it over the keeper off the head-flick from Yu from the long Haggerty deadball)
Second Half:
Saints: Shots: 2 (1) Corners: 1 (Cabantac)
25:32 Watts (powers the direct kick in from 23)
Mustangs: Shots: 2 (1) Corners:4
Women of the Match: Sydney and Cara
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