Game #3

Today's game couldn't have gotten off to a better start for the Tampa Dynamo, as just four minutes in they drove down the left side of the field, carrying the ball in far enough to get off a shot from just inside the box that sailed into the short side of the net, making it a 1-0 game early. Unfortunately the lead didn't last long, as the Fusion scored the tying goal just six minutes later, on a play that appeared to be offside, allowing the North Port attacker to walk in alone for the score. North Port continued to attack, controlling the majority of the play as the Tampa girls were definitely affected by only having a single extra player to sub in along with the heat. The Fusion would claim the lead 35 minutes in, on a midrange shot that found its way under a diving Dynamo keeper. When the half came to a close, North Port would have outshot Tampa by a 12-1 margin, but only held a 2-1 lead.

The offense for both sides slowed quite a bit in the second half, though it was still North Port that controlled most of the play. The Dynamo girls were just too tired to consistently mount an attack. A little over twenty minutes in the Fusion would widen their lead, on a play where they got past a Dynamo defender who appeared to give on on trying to chase the attacking player down, resulting in a short shot that went up and over the Tampa keeper. That would be it for the scoring, with only two more shots even finding their way to the net over the final twenty+ minutes of the game. The game would end in a 3-1 loss for the Dynamo.