Bombastic B Game - September 30, 2012

Bombastic B lost 3-0 to Vancouver Spurs at Templeton Park South.

Game Summary from Hugh:
The first half of this game, which ended 0-0, was very entertaining. Possibly because of the uneveness of the very bumpy grass, the play was concentrated at the ends of the pitch, lots of long balls and very little controlled play in midfield. There were chances at both ends. I would say that the Spurs keeper had to make more saves, but we had trouble getting a really good shot off. At the other end, Lindsay made one of the saves of the season diving to her right to get a couple fingers on a point blank, well struck shot. A good half for us in a very even game.

We started the second half well but couldn't sustain our good play for the whole 90 minutes. At about 60 minutes, an uncharacteristic turnover in our own end created an outnumbered situation for our back-line and the Spurs pounced on it to make it 1-0. Five minutes later, Lindsay kept us in it, making another great save off a penalty. The Spurs were pressing, however, and scored their second on a well executed free kick (both the penalty and the freekick were dubious hand ball calls). We had a few chances also, but most of our shots were either wide, right at the keeper, or blocked by their defenders. The Spurs got a third goal with about 10 minutes left.

Three stars of the game:
1. Lindsay Rolfe - had no chance on any of the goals, stopped a penalty and made that amazing first half save
2. Gagan Toor - really playing well at center mid and upfront - some great passes to set up our first half chances
3. Jenny Franks - welcome back - played her usual active agressive game in midfield