SF Spikes - 2005 Marin Team Game Report

SF Spikes :: 2005 Season Marin Team Game Report

	2005 Season Marin Team :: Game Report
Game Date: Opponent: Final Score:	July 23, 2005 Relics L 2-3
Report:	Game number 12 for the season ended in a 2-3 loss to the division leaders, the Relics. On another hot day in Marin our guys did a great job against the Relics. Especially the first 15 min. of the game was impressive from our guys. Couldn’t tell that this was a game between the top and bottom team in the divison. We marked well and our guys were aggressive on every play, and never let their great individual skills shine through. Our boys produced 2-3 really good chances in the first half, but Relics slowly took control of the game. They scored two goals before the first half was over. The first on a great shot from long range, the second on a shot that deflected off one of our guys. 2-0 Relics at half time. Second half was more uneven, but very entertaining at the end. The Relics controlled the half. They scored one more midway through the half and should have scored a couple more on one of their many attacks. Matt S. made a couple of nice stops in our goal, and their shooting wasn’t on target. We didn’t really produce that many chances in the second half, until the end of the half. 10.min before the end, Brian Burns sent Chris through their defense and Chris scored on a nice shot. This really woke our players up, and we pressed hard for another goal. 5 min. later we got a second goal, when Gil’s nice cross found Thorsten on the far post, who headed in a great goal for us. Just before the end we had a great chance to tie the game, but it ended in a 2-3 loss. Great comeback guys. Had the game been 5 min. longer I think we would have tied the game. Since San Geronimo lost big in their game, we crawled out of last place even without taking a point in this game. Our 13 players were: Alan, Barry, Brian B., Carlo, Chris, Ed, Gil, Ismael, Matt I., Matthew S., Patrick J., Rio, Thorsten,