Game V. WESTFORD KNIGHTS 9/23/18

Sunday Sept. 23, 2018
Princeton, MA

Westford Knights came to visit the Lady Gunners on a cold Fall morning, in the wooded soccer fields of Princeton, MA. The drastic swings in temperatures even had the locals searching for warmth in the sun, what ever side of the field it shined. Will the Lady Gunners provide the excitement to generate enough heat to keep everyone's mind off the cold.

There is never a lack of excitement with this team, considering their passing style of play, and never- give-up attitude. Unfortunately, the exciting factors here were not the planned or desired ones,  with the Knights' control of the game with an early goal. Before any adjustments could be made, they added another to take a 2-0 at half time.

Clearly, the Lady Gunners were once again off to a slow start, especially in the first 15 minutes; an issue the Gunners camp is desperately trying to address with urgency. Past that 20 minute mark, the team came to life and competed well. The two major factors to correct for the second half were: 1- defensive line drop off to take away the long ball. 2- play the ball wide when in possession.

Lady Gunners responded well by creating more scoring chances through passing, ball movement, and consistent intensity on both sides of the ball. Unfortunately, no chances were converted, but they were a much improved side outplaying their opponent. A late goal with two minutes to the end capped off the score line a 3-0 in favor of the Knights.

In conclusion, it was fun match to be a part of. If the Lady Gunners can start games with the same level of intensity they finish with, they will be a tough team to compete against. This week in training, the topic will be wide play, in order to improve spreading the field, and generate more crosses. And of course, we will work improving how we start games with more focus. Great job as always Lady Gunners!