The FOSHOS Game 3

TEAM FOSHOS CHRONICLE:

OK IT WAS A GOOD TIE!...............

FOSHOS TIE 1-1!
Stephanie scored goal 2 minutes after half


Oh it was a tough game against Manhattan united, they are a good team with passing and setup plays. The FOSHOS undaunted by the opposition held their ground and played all out and had ample opportunities to win the game, as did Manhattan united. It was a tough first half he FOSHOS barely scraping enough players together to take the field. Emily “I work waaayyyy too much to be late for a 9PM game” showed up after the first 5 minutes or so to give the FOSHOS at least 1 sub. The game started off slow by both teams basically passing the ball back and forth in the midfield. Manhattan united scored and a good goal from a header from one of their girls it was a good goal, but tough to swallow for the FOSHOS. 14 minutes into their third game of the season the FOSHOS were trailing an opponent for the first time this season. The FOSHOS finished the half strong not allowing Manhattan united to build on their momentum with solid defense by Rick “Bionic Man” and Mel “The Baroness of Ball Blocking." Play was solid in the first half For the FOSHOS but they really needed to step up the pressure in the second to come back.

The second half began fast paced, just how the FOSHOS like it, and the FOSHOS were looking to tie the game quickly. 2 minutes into the second half Stephanie “The Sniper” blasted a shot about 25 feet away and blew it past the Manhattan united defender. And just that quickly the game was tied 1-1, but no time to celebrate now there was a lot of time left and the FOSHOS were looking to win not to tie. The FOSHOS kept the pressure high with the play of solid midfielders Manager Kellough, Emily, and Chris “I like when people golf slowly in front of me” who kept the ball moving through the field and had their hands full with the rushing Manhattan united team. Manhattan united was rushing their whole team forward not defending their goal from long shots, manager Kellough rallied the FOSHOS an told them to start taking some long shots because Man U wasn’t playing defense. The FOSHOS had some great shots by Lauren “I’m cold when its 75” and manager Kellough even managed to put a shot off the cross bar, but no shots made it home. The wiry Wes had some good opportunities as well and played great but the net seemed to shrink as the game went on as the shots never seemed to find the net. It was a great second half by the FOSHOS and ended in a bit of controversy, as a 2 on 1 rush from manager Kellough and west was shanked by Kellough even though the Man U defender blatantly slide tackled in the box which should have been an automatic goal. Manager Kellough was very upset with himself for not burying that ball in the back of the net. That was how the game would end in a 1-1 tie and a solid game by the FOSHOS. Manager Kellough was pleased with the team but not necessarily with the refereeing, however next time will try and limit the amount of opposing the ref to the really blatant fouls. But to put it bluntly the ref sucked a big one.

It was a great game and the FOSHOS again showed they can shoot and have great defense, they need to continue to put the ball on net they will find it easy to score and will be a dominant team in this league. No one was available for comment this week but I overheard Wes telling the team some improvements to make for next time. We’ll see if the team implores a new strategy next week against an inferior opponent. It should be a fun game next week and hopefully see the scoreboard lit up for the FOSHOS next week it will be interesting one way or another. Till next time……………..