Sunday, August 19, 2012

OC KICKOFF CLASSIC

It was another jam-packed soccer weekend in Irvine at the OC Kickoff Classic for both teams.  
Allison was goalkeeper most of the weekend.  She had some amazing saves, but also faced some very tough competition.

Her team lost all 3 games...2-1, 6-1 and 2-0.  After two previous tournament victories, this was a tough one to watch, but hoping for much better results when the season starts in a few weeks.

 Taylor played right and left midfield most of the weekend. 
She had so many shots on the net, but probably had 5 blocked by the keeper.  
Her team tied 1-1 against the SC Athletics, won 3-0 against South Bay Force and won 6-0 in the Sunday game against Pacific Breakers to advance to the championship.
I actually got to enjoy some down time with these girls in between games on Sunday.  It was a nice break from the grueling heat and back and forth running around in between each teams' fields.
At 4:00, we faced FC Heat for the championship and won 2-0 after a great effort.
Our team lining up for the awards ceremony.







 This GU13 Red team finished the preseason with 4 out of 5 tournament championships and a lot of momentum going into the season.  Can't wait to get it all underway, but Taylor is looking forward to the next 3 weeks off to let her knee rest up before it all gets started!!