Three Days, Three Matches…

Due to the hurricane and other recent weather events the JPII Saints Soccer team is having to get caught up on all their matches.  Unfortunately that meant that Sam has had 3 matches so far this week and another one coming up on Friday night.  Luckily Thursday is open house at the school and they have a reprieve from both matches and from practice and boy do they need it.  They lost all 3 matches so far this week and all were by a lopsided margin, by at least 5 points.  By tonight’s match you could tell they were mentally and physically exhausted and it showed on the field.  The other teams were better teams, but not by the margins they lost by.  The team’s problem is passing and communication – there is really none of each, hopefully a days rest will do them some good and they can bounce back on Saturday.

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Monday’s match was away in Raleigh. Final score was 6-1?
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At Monday’s match, Sam takes a shot to the thigh and was slow to get up… a couple of minutes later he asked to come off to get a rest. Sam does generally play the full 90 minutes as they don’t substitute him very often.
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Tuesday’s match and the final score was 7-2?  Sam playing the near post on a corner kick and he makes the save… although from this angle it sure looks like a hand ball. 🙂 
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Wednesday’s match and final score was 7-1?
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After the match on Wednesday and Sam’s 3rd match in 3 days the players look exhausted. Sam is nursing his knee and getting ready to come home…. lots of homework tonight.

 

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