9/13/09 Crusaders vs Medford Arsenal

Crusaders 0 vs Medford Arsenal 8 (at Medford)

Captain: Alex

Our first road trip! We got to play at the new US Cellular Park on turf. It is a really nice facility, though I would rather play on grass. We only had 11 players since Sivan could not make the trip. Fortunately, it was not terribly hot and there was a good breeze. We had a low key warmup to save our strength. Medford had some big kids! They were strong on offense but not that impressive on defense, but we could not get much attacking going. Again, the Classic level was new to half of the team. I knew it would take a game or two to get kids to realize the level of play. I thought we played decently. Brodie did as especially good job in goal. It is nice to have a good keeper. Medford just had some tough shots that could not be saved.

We had a good team meal at Abby's after the game. It is nice to see the boys becoming a "team".

Defending a Medford corner kick.

The Refs give their speech.

The Crusaders!

Kickoff.

Coaches give the lecture.

William challenges for the ball.

Declan says "That's my ball!"

Pre-game discussion.