We were back for another tournament weekend...this time in Costa Mesa for the Newport Mesa Cup.
Taylor had a great weekend as left midfielder, with several shots on goal, some fantastic crosses and some nice feeds to her forwards. Her team has a very strong defense, but has a tough time scoring so all of the games were nail biters to the end. They tied their first game against Claremont Stars 0-0.
After a few hours to picnic and hang out at the field, they were back in the afternoon to face a team from Flagstaff, AZ.
The girls finally found the net and had a successful 2-0 victory! This morning, they faced the Fullerton Rangers for another 0-0 tie. I can't take all of these close games, but we had enough points to advance to the championship this afternoon.
At 2:30, the final game got underway against OC Premier. We faced this team last weekend and tied 0-0, but were confident we could pull out the victory. Check out their keeper...a low ball in the corner of the net would be impossible for her to reach!
The girls huddled for their team prayer and cheer and took the field eager to take home the title. The game was back and forth for quite a while, but Miranda took advantage of Linze's punt, broke through two defenders and placed a pretty ball low and in the corner. We held them the rest of the game and finished with a 1-0 win and tournament title!!
Coach Amanda was so proud of the girls and presented each of them with a champion medal.
This group has only played 7 games together, but remain undefeated and have only had 1 goal scored against them. They will continue to grow during the summer tournaments and Taylor is really enjoying the experience.
She received a lot of praise this weekend and is proving to be a great addition to this team!!
