Bombastic B Cup Game - January 27, 2013

Bombastic B won 1-0 over Poco Steel at Cedar Drive Park for their first Cup game.

Game Summary from Hugh:

The Bombastic B Ladies kicked off their cup run with a 1-0 victory over the PoCo Steel. It was a rainy, wet, cold afternoon and the match was played on a somewhat soggy, slick grass pitch. The first half ebbed and flowed with lots of play at both ends and both teams counter attacking quite well. Neither team had much success in the final third however. Bombastic had a slight edge in play in the first half,  but lost out often to PoCo’s center defender who was tall, physical, and fast. Our best chances came on fast breaks and a couple of good crosses that were headed away. When PoCo counter attacked – often with a potentially dangerous 2 on 2 or 3 on 3 -  our defenders were outstanding; timing their tackles to perfection.  I don’t recall either team having a great scoring chance in the first 45 minutes.

We began to wear them down a bit in the second half and started to earn more chances. Maggie did some great work down the left wing resulting in a good shot on net and a great cross into the box that bounced off Gagan right to their keeper. It looked like neither team would score and it was getting to that nervous point of the game where a bad bounce one way or another could decide it. At about the 70th minute Gagan collected a loose ball at the top of the 18 yard box and hit a great left footed shot low to the corner past their keeper. 1-0 Bombastic. We defended well for the last 20 minutes to preserve the win.

Goals:
Gagan - 1

Three stars of the game:
1. Christina – had an outstanding game getting to and clearing loose balls with authority and making a number of impeccably timed tackles
2. Laurie – created a lot of our offensive pressure by moving up the field well from her right back position - a lot of our team 'shape' comes from Laurie's positioning
3. Gagan – scored the winner -  with her left foot for the second week in a row.