Richmond Strikers - 0
It's in the net!
VA Rush Nike boys sweep the Kickers and the Strikers on the opening weekend of the VCCL season. The Nike boys take a win in the second game in two days in Richmond, beating the Strikers 1-0!
On another beautiful day the Nike boys took to the pitch at Striker Park in Richmond for a 3:00 pm kickoff with the Richmond Strikers. The two teams had played each other just a week ago at the Nike Friendlies here at Striker Park with the game ending 0-0. It would be a different result on this day.
Both team came out hard with each side creating opportunities in the early minutes of the game. Still the score remained 0-0 until the 23rd minute. A Richmond Striker foul on Kerby gave the Nike boys a free kick just outside the 18 yard box. Wes stepped up to take the kick and sent the ball over the Striker's wall and into the upper right corner of the goal. Nike boys 1 - Strikers 0.
The first half ended with the score 1-0 and the Nike boys in firm control of the game. The first half was littered with questionable officiating and the second half found more of the same. The Nike boys continued to build up a steady attack on the Strikers goal while the defense repelled everything the Strikers could throw at it. The Strikers mounted a furious effort to grab the equalizer in the fading minutes of the second half. Even with a gift of an extra 3 minutes added to the second half, the defense stood it's ground and the Nike boys finished the game with a 1-0 win. They finished the weekend with a two game sweep of the Kickers and Strikers.
A great start to the VCCL season. Back to training next week and time to switch the focus to SOCA.
(**Listen closely to the video clip of Wes's goal. At the end someone yells out that Wes can keep his hair for another week. If you don't know there is a bet on the table that if Wes does not score 10 goals this season he will shave his head on the field. If Wes scores the 10 goals you will be able to see them all here. If he does not score 10 goals...I can assure you I will have my camcorder charged and ready and you will see the head shaving here on the Rush U-15 Nike Blog! No pressure Wes!)
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2 comments:
Awesome Goal Wes! Great start to the season boys. Keep up the good work.
Wes admits he bullied Josh into giving him that free kick. Great job on the summary & video editing. Love the poll. We'll see!!!
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