Game recaps
Thursday 7/11
GMUFC: 2, Sparhawks FC: 0
On Thursday, our team played a must-win game against a familiar Sparhawks FC who previously beat us on May 30th. This time, we started out strong, going up 1-0 in the first half as the result of a beautiful play with a finish to match from Sophie. We played out from the back patiently, stringing together 10-11 passes, before Nadav laid the ball off for Sophie and she slotted in the finish near post.
On defense, Billy had another highlight reel performance at center back, battling against a very physical and skilled forward. He took care of business easily, and in the second half Billy ripped a shot just 10 yards past the midfield line. The goalie didn’t stand a chance. At this point, the Sparhawks imploded and began yelling at each other and even walking off the field. We did well to manage the game and run out the clock ;) to the very obvious frustration of our opponents. We got the W in a very satisfying 2-0 win!!
Multiple players commented this may have been the best we’ve ever played in terms of stringing consecutive passes together, being patient on the ball, and being incredibly defensively tidy. The whole team played great, but special shout out to Nadav, Aaron and Miles for putting in a great shift defensively! And thanks to Mario for playing keeper for us very last minute!
Sunday 7/7 Game 1
GMUFC: 2, The New Wave: 1
Our Sunday team did well to secure the W against our rivals “the Argentina team” winning 2-1 with both goals from Ethan. We effectively shut down their attack and generated lots of chances, including Ricardo’s >50 yard shot on target that caught Argentina’s keeper off guard, gaining us a corner after he tipped the ball over the bar! Shot on target for Ricardo’s stat sheet? ✅
Game 2
GMUFC: 2, Booty Booty: 2
Our second game also featured great team plays. First goal came from a free kick up top to Dio who set Griff up for a first-time shot right inside the box. In the second half, Phoebe ripped a low driven strike to put us up 2-0. But in a short period of scrambling we conceded two goals and ultimately couldn’t keep our lead against Booty Booty. We’ll get them next time!
Overall, with Griff, Ethan, Phoebe, Billy, and Sophie on the board, that brings our all-time goal scoring tally up to… numbers that only Danni knows and keeps track of 🫡. Keep us posted next time you author the newsletter, Danni!
Molies Wrapped
Great to see everyone at the team party last weekend! The Molies Awards Ceremony was a huge success featuring hand crafted trophies and original music. For the archives and our fans reading from home, here’s the awardees one last time…
Most likely to go for the nutmeg: Ethan
Honorable Mention: Billy
Most improved since joining the Moles: Ash
Honorable Mention: Ryan
Most unselfish: Helena
Honorable Mention: Kiku
Most flair: Billy
Honorable Mention: Ethan
Best smile: Aaman
Honorable Mention: Alika
Best hair: Gaby P.
Honorable Mention: Aaman
Most stylish: Griff
Honorable Mention: Miles
Most fun to chat with on the sidelines: Rachel
Honorable Mention: Ash
Hardest worker: Phoebe
Honorable Mention: Ryan
Most encouraging: Dio
Honorable Mention: Griff
Biggest diver/flopper: Ryan
Honorable Mention: Danni
Most likely to be on time: Danni
Honorable Mention: Dio
Most likely to flirt with the other team: Edee
Honorable Mention: Ethan
Most likely to have beef with opponents/refs/captains: Miles
Honorable Mention: Danni
CAPTAINS AWARDS
Most clutch: Lucas
Best shot-stopper: Ricardo
Most spirited: Sarah P
That’s all for this week, folks! Keep up the good work and let’s collect those W’s in the week ahead!
let’s collect those w’s! great recap