The fall weather crept in this weekend at the YTS games. We had some great CASL vs. CASL matches as well a tight win up in Apex for Lazio. Overall another good weekend of games, here are the highlights:
Roma-Coach Fabio Suarez (Caleb Norkus)This weekend's games in Apex started out with Roma putting together an excellent performance. The Italian powerhouse came out very hungry and enthusiastic Sunday, setting the tone of the game early on, as Kishan Patel showcased his one v one ability setting up Cameron Boch for a beautiful finish. Thomas Hitchins exemplified good defense and distribution out of the back as he broke down several attacks from Triangle United's side early and often. John played well in net in the first half, then made way for Robbie Decklebaum who made several excellent saves to help preserve the shutout. This topped off an outstanding day for Robbie as he bull-dozed his way to find the net in the first half. Although conditions were cold and damp, Roma's play was delightful as a summer day, and collectively the crafty little players earned a great result.
Lazio-Coach Caleb Norkus
Lazio stormed the field in the second game Sunday, and right away took note of a rather small pitch and even smaller goals as they were denied on several opportunities. Jacob Vrolijk and Kelvin Oudjit played heads up futbol, and showed off their ability to switch the field. Good team passing set up Joseph Daley who nearly scored early on, but was closed down quickly by a speedy defense who pressured his shot just wide. Aaron Teal came up short on the dribble as a stubborn defense from Triangle United proved they were not going down without a fight. Colton Howell had a go as well, with a rifle of a kick that hit the outside netting. This contest did not turn out to be one of Lazio's usual barn burners, and the boys would have to draw on their patience, self-control, and discipline. It wasn't until the second half that Lazio saw the fruits of their labor, when they scored the only goal of the game. Michael Hoff played outstanding once again in net in the first half, then showed his stuff as he took on the defense and slipped a short through pass to Stanley. Big Stan showed he's our man in the clutch as he attacked the keeper on the dribble and tucked away the game winner by taking a quick glance then placing the ball just under his hand. Both sides played a very tough, hard-nosed, defensive style, but Lazio's stinginess and will to win, led by Colton Pleasants, ultimately prevailed.
Barcelona-Coach Jill Bradford (Fabio Suarez)
With the CASL Barcelona and CASL Madrid Darby brewing all week, the players, coaches and fans knew this one was going to be special. Coming out firing was Barcelona with a goal by McKenzie in the first few minutes. Madrid, not ready to back down, weathering the storm quietly bounced back with the equalizer making the game level at 1 again despite great defensive play from Hannah and Sierra. This would be the storyline of the game as both team relentless to give up fought hard all game, showing us once again another fine example of what is CASL soccer. Good stuff girls!
Manchester United (Fabio Suarez)
CASL Man U played very well against a good Triangle United team. Playing hard all game long it was no surprise they were able to maintain a 2 goal lead all game. Nick, Collin, and Tommy manned the back making sure they kept their lead but lucky breaks would allow Triangle to sneak back into a 3-3 tie in the final minutes. John selflessly volunteered to play Keeper, with no one stepping up to the plate he was amazing in the 2nd Half. Keep working hard boys, the W is around the corner!!!
Juventus-Coach Nick Cerullo
Team Juventus had their best game of the year this weekend against Triangle United's Man U squad. The game started with Juventus keeping possession of the ball and showing their passing and patients off. They switched the point of attack and keep their opponents chasing the ball. Ashton kept the ball moving and helped us keep possession. I was very proud of his adjustments. We also got great combination play with Harry and Julius , and Daniel and Zack leading to a strong second half attack. Overall it was an amazing team performance with a great result. I couldn't have been prouder of the boys.
Galaxy-Coach Liz McNally
After a tough loss the previous week, the girls bounced back against a strong fellow YTS team, and played well despite the rain and colder temperatures. The Galaxy got off to a fast start with two early goals!
Kalia Hamm had a hat trick and the fourth goal was added by Hannah Arostegui. Overall the effort by the team was excellent. Taylor Sutter, Brynn Lloyd and Emery Biggs played very hard and were key to our success. Also, Savannah Renard provided us some great chances to score in the second half. Overall, the team had to make quicker decisions with the ball and look to apply pressure quickly against the other teams strong players. We had many opportunities to move the ball forward and look for options to shoot. I am proud of their aggressive play and they are continuing to get better each week. We will continue to work on passing, distribution and 1v1 play.
Fire-Coach Tommy Retzlaff
This weekend's match was our first against one of sister teams, Galaxy. The Galaxy came out attacking by being active and moving the ball quickly into central area of the box. Two quick Galaxy goals by Kalia Hamm and we found ourselves in a new situation of being down by more than 1 goal. This was a new challenge for us to work through and the Galaxy was ready to battle. The Fire girls "buckled" down and start tighten up the defense and put more pressure on the Galaxy's final third. Grace finally broke through for our first goal and bit of relief for the girls as this was a long time without a goal for us. Then I turned my head and the Galaxy scored again off a quick pass from the kick-off...so we took 1-3 into halftime. We found ourselves with a higher challenge at this point as the Galaxy was going to fight to the end. Second half started off with a lot of dynamic play from the Fire. Numerous good chances were create by Brianna and Grace and finally Grace was able to net 2 more goals to equalize. Eliah was holding her own in the goal clearing several dangerous chances against us. Then Ana and Kendall were able to add some offense from the defensive positions as well offering some nice runs and crosses in the box. Finally, Kendall was able to power a ball across the goal through the crowded box for another goal. Galaxy was not having any part of it and quickly scored again off some good passing from Galaxy's Kendall Thompson. The Fire found one more chance and manage to get the ball on the goal, but Galaxy held their line and eventually cleared the danger. The battle ended in 4-4 tie. Well done by both sides.
Everton-Coach Eric Bratager
This Sunday Everton faced Triangle United Sunderland. After jumping out to quick leads the last three weeks, Everton found themselves down 2-0 early in the first half of this game. Everton would battle back to tie the game 2-2 behind John White and Owen Perez goals at the half. Everton would come out firing in the second half and opened the game up with three goals in the first three minutes of the second half. John White took the second half kickoff and beat two defenders for the first goal. The second goal was the result of some great combination play between Owen Perez and Jalen Duran with Owen playing out of pressure to Jalen who then split two defenders with a great first time pass. Daniel Wu added the third goal to start the second half on a strong individual effort beating a number of defenders with some great dribbling and calmly slotting the ball into the net. Everton would add two more goals later in the half, Carson McCorkle capped off a strong game by showing great effort beating a number of defenders to slot home an Adam Armour cross. John White would then finish the scoring on a long range blast to complete his hat trick. James Wiley had a strong game constantly running at the Sunderland defense and narrowly missed on several chances. The second half also saw a strong defensive effort from the boys not allowing a goal and they did a great job of keeping possession once they won the ball.
AC Milan-Coach Andy Truex (Carson Porter)
AC Milan put together one of the finest performances of the season on Sunday. Finally getting the full squad together for the game was a huge boost and each player really did well. Ryan Gates and Elliot Guillet Shared the center back responsibilities both displaying intelligence and skill with great passes and runs out of the back. Tyler Downing quietly does a great job each and every game and Sunday was no different. Emmanuel Petrov has added a boost after being injured early in the season he added a couple of goals for the team yesterday and Connor Hoke's put in a hard days work creating chances for himself and his teammates. Duncan Baldwin was excellent in goal sharing a shootout with a reluctant Jonathan Spear who made some good decisions in goal. Tommy Lewis created some chances up front, Anthony Sodano was rock solid in defense making some very important plays in the back and Kevin Gray contributed to the shootout with his tackling and defensive work. Overall a great performance by the boys.
Crew-Coach Molly Skinner and Lindsey Vera
The crew pulled off a great 7-0 win yesterday. The girls played great soccer, looking to work the ball through the midfield and find other players feet. Mia and sydney both did a great job in goal. Lucy krueger scored twice in the short time she played up top. Chloe's voice in the back has come through to provide a lot of on-field leadership for the team. We look forward to working on defensive shape and off the ball movements this week.
Arsenal-Coach Fabio Suarez (Carson Porter)
Arsenal was on the road in Chapel Hill on Sunday but you could tell during the warm-up that the team was ready to play. After a first half where the team got goals from hard work and individual skills, they were asked to work on their passing and switching of the field in the second period. Straight away the team changed the field with some great passing from Akshay, Gabe and Jackson. Liam showed great skill and Gavin Agee put in some good defensive work. Great job guys.
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