Game, Last: EKL on the Line

Game 14: (12-0-2)

6 May vs. Bishop Miege, 1-1 (Double OT)

Girls' Season Stats 

EKL Standings

United Soccer Coaches National Rankings

Well, the great news is that we are EKL Champions—champions of the top league around. Tonight's 1-1 tie left us 5-0-2 in the league and 12-0-2 overall. Overall we are currently headed for the two-seed in 5A, but Mill Valley does have a couple of tough matches left, so if they lose any of them, we will remain the one.

Tonight, we started out so dominant—that first 10-minutes looked fantastic. Del Popolo put one away 7 minutes in off a great through ball from Jane Hansen. We also created 3 corners in those opening 10 minutes to go along with 90% of the possession.


After that the game leveled out quite a bit, even though Miege was not generating opportunities, but we stopped as well. We were, however, still missing Sydney as she heals up for playoffs.

With only a 1:45 left in the match the Stags got a great goal off a midfield dash where Harris blows by our midfield, centerback and last centerback to finish a nice shot.

It did, however, look as if we were winning it, once again, in the second overtime as Abby Hansen served a beautiful corner that stayed long enough in the box before we put it in, for the ref to call "pushing" to nullify the goal. (Check it out!).


We have next week off before we open state at home a week from Tuesday. We will either be the one or the two seed in the Northeast. So we will play at home until we lose or, more likely, go to Wichita for the Final Four. Nice!

STATS:

First Half:

Saints: Shots: 6 (3) Corners: 3 (Marn, A. Hansen, O'Keefe)

32:44 Del Popolo (J. Hansen pushes the through ball)


Stags: Shots: 6 (2) Cornes: 0

Second Half:

Saints: Shots: 8 (3) Corners: 2 (C. Holton, L. Holton)

Stags: Shots: 2 (2) Corners: 0

1:45 Harris (collects the ball at midfield before screaming by our defense on the dribble)

First OT:

Saints: Shots: 0 Corners: 1 (Marn)

Stags: Shots: 0 Corners: 0

Second OT:

Saints: Shots: 3 (0) Corners: 2 (A. Hansen, Marn)

Stags: Shots: 1 (1) Corners: 


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