Game Notes: We should have got a much better result

eXtreme Family,

On Saturday we had the same feeling that we had after our trip to Sonoma two weeks earlier.

There was more in the game for us than we got and we had to go home with the same disappointment and of course with the feeling that we should have got a much better result considering the way the two teams played.

Having said that, to be fair to CalRush they negotiated the two turning points of the game better than us and I believe we were defensively a bit shaky. Both goals were individual efforts in which a player beat two of our defenders to get an uncontested shot on goal.

It's difficult to say whether we were naive in defense because the number of players in our backline out injured. We were not completely sharp and fresh as we can be and I felt it had an impact on our defensive concentration.

It is frustrating because we looked in control on the balance of play for large portions of the game, especially in the first half.

At the end of the day, when you concede two goals and you look at the time of possession we had and the number of scoring chances they had compared to us, it's very difficult to accept. But when you make mistakes at that level you pay for it.

We now get a very welcome two week break which will allow us to heal a bit & improve the areas of our team that need the most attention.

3 Soccer problem to work on:
- Staying connected defensively / team defensive spirit / attacking the ball
- Speed of play in midfield
- Attacking Phase of play

Next game vs. Rage! Let start getting psyched now.