Sunday April 10th, 2022 | South Walpole, MA
The Lady Gunners are a depleted team, with lots of injuries to deal with. The Central Midfield was a hurting unit with Lydia's absence, Lexi's playing with a broken tibia, and Maddie playing at 70% with a leg injury of her own.
As usual, no excuses were ever made, the healthy players simply had to step up to face the challenge. The game started off with Juventus doing well possessing, controlling play. The Gunners could not match the quality on that front. At the intermission, the Gunners had a 1-0 lead but were far from convincing in terms of performance level.
Half-Time Adjustments
At halftime, the plan was for the Gunners to actually improve their defensive discipline. Juventus was actually picking the Ladies apart with triangle passing, give-n-goes, and sharp passing all over the pitch.
2nd Half- Final Result
The second half was more of the same for the Lady Gunners. Much credit goes to Juventus, a team that has improved tremendously over the past year. They were clinical with their passes, possession, patience, and creating scoring opportunities. In the end, it was a 1-1 final score, when Juventus finally converted a free-kick, from outside of the box. 
Players of the Match
Lilly- was pivotal in her role to help stabilize the Lady Gunners. Moving her up to the center midfield proved to close lots of gaps in the middle of the pitch, especially in the absence of the usually reliable midfield trio. 
Bayley- for the second week in a row, Bayley was an outstanding performer for her side. She had to play in the center of defense to allow Lilly to step to midfield. As usual, Bayley played with controlled aggression, consistent key defensively plays and was a reliable source for her team.
Congrats to you both on a well-deserved Players of the Match Award!!
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