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April 27th, 2019              

Game #1

8:00am
The Premier Sports Campus 1st Half 2nd Half Final
00/01/02 FC Sarasota 0 1 1
Cape Coral 2001 Cyclone Blue 0 0 0

 

Samantha and her FC Sarasota teammates played in their opening game of the Sarasota Cup, a tournament hosted by the FC Sarasota club, and held at the The Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch. We found our way to the field and watched the sun rise while we waited through warm-ups for the game to begin. Sam took the field at defensive midfield and seemed to play a bit sluggish. Truthfully, all the girls looked that way. They pulled it together quickly, though, as the opponent wasn't allowing any room for mistakes. You could hear our girls complaining to the ref quite often in an effort to get him to control the game, but he ignored anything said, even telling Sam that when she had the whistle she could make the calls. At the end of the 1st half, we were tied 0-0, as neither team was able to take advantage of their opportunities (including a penalty kick).

As they entered the second half, you could tell the FC girls were more alert and more determined to match Cape Coral's aggressive play than they had in the first half. They came out attacking, and quickly scored a goal to take a 1-0 lead. The Cape Coral Cyclone team continued to play a very aggressive game, taking advantage of every opportunity to cheat their way through the game - taking 30 yard steps to advance their throw in, hooking arms, and flat out pushing in the back regularly. Overall, I believe we played a decent game - although I have seen better from our girls.

 

FC Sarasota - Sarasota Cup & Showcase Game #1 - vs. Cape Coral 2001 Cyclone Blue

Samantha dribbling across a field covered in morning dew...

Sam pressuring a Cape Coral player.

Sam charging towards the ball.

Sam going after the ball on the sideline...

...and knocking it away from the Cape Coral player.

Sam getting her foot on the ball and knocking it away.

Sam turning to go after the ball.


 

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