W. Reds win Round 1 of State Cup…with 8!

Oct 24 2011 Published by Kristin Nabb under Womens Reds

State Cup for Adults (not really, check out the pic)

Far off in New Utrecht land, it was looking pretty bleak just 10 minutes before gametime. With the field and bathrooms still chained and locked, the 5 players that arrived early got a great pre-game warm-up (see picture below), but found themselves staring off towards the Coney Island bound trains and envisioning 6 more girls in RED uniforms parading down the subway steps. That was just a dream of course, as only 3 more arrived – just enough to play, yay?

Match Report:

A true team effort followed, with volunteers in goal (that managed diving saves, big thanks to Hilder and Emmakate!), brilliant passing upfield, solid ZONE defense and offensive attacks that mustered up 2 goals in the first half. The first goal started in the back (there was no midfield) with a pass to Platt in the corner who found Jill across the goal. Platt, stopped in her tracks (forget follow up when you have 8 players) and yelled “come on Jill, COME ON” to which Jill responded with her one-on-one magic to put one away in the corner of the net. The second goal came off a Casey B. assist back to the 18 yard line, I (Nabb) chipped the goalie…on purpose, sure.

The second half started strong as well, with our very own Golden Boot Platt turning and volleying into the back of the net. As exhaustion and a bit of complacency set in, the last 10 minutes of the game got a little dicey so….we let in 2 goals before the final whistle blew.

In the end we got the W…on to the next round of State Cup!

Final Score: CPR 3 – Appletown 2