Day#4 - Nerve-cited ... Then ... Frustrated

Today the girls showed all that they deserve to be at this tournament.  As they had most of the game in my opinion and due to a coupl eof losses of our concentration we ended up dropping the game to MPS.

I liked Nigel's summary to the girls "Minor let downs in a major effort".

A summary of the game and day ...
- before the game Nigel asked the girls what they were feeling in one word.  For the most part the girls were nervous and excited - or nerv-cited (coined by Soraya)
- we created more chances than the Renegades
- We went into half 0-0
- Renegades scored 2 quick goals ... perhaps a loss of focus or pressure by the girls caused these lapses
- the Caps pushed hard for goals and they were rewards fairly quickly
- we also had numerous other opportunites and chances to ties it up
- in the end we were ahead on everything except the goals :-(
- Brad overheard the other coach say to his team "You girls were lucky today"

In the end we left the field sad, dejected, mad, frustrated and grrrrrr (one word phrases the girls used to summarize the day later).  There are always those games we wish we could take back because we know the outcome should have been different.

So what does this mean for the standings and chances??  It means our chances our somewhat out of our hands - we are not fully in control of our own destiny.  We will probably have to win both remaining games to go clear through ... or at least get 4 points to have a shot at a wildcard position.

See standings at ... USL Y-League GU14 Standings
See the days pictures at ... Florida Day#4 Pictures
See video at ... http://gallery.me.com/torosashimi#100000