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Monday, November 20, 2006
The Westfield Longhorns Win!!
What a team. What a night. What a terrific game!
Last night at 8:30 PM in 45 degree weather, our Longhorn soccer team played under the lights in the final Westfield Girls 5/6 grade Championship soccer game.
In the 9 years I have coached girls soccer; I have never been in such and exciting game. Everyone on this team never gave up and each girl gave their best effort of the season. Being down a goal with just six minutes left, we keep pressure on the Panda's. After taking many shots on goal, we created a free goal kick. Emily took the shot, and the ball flew into the net. The game was tied. In the remaining minutes, everyone continued to play their best and forced a shoot out.
I will always remember the last few minutes of the shoot out. The pressure was on everyone. Michaela was our goalie. Megan, Brittany, Charlotte, Sarah and Emily were our shooters. All our shooters made terrific shots on goal. Charlotte and Emily blew their balls into the back net. The Panda's blew one shot in the back of our net. Then they missed the goal twice. With two shooters left Michaela played tough and made two great saves. It was over and we WON, 2 goals to 1.
I want to thank all the parents for their support. And I am especially grateful to Charlie, Jim and Chuck for their coaching help and support. It was truly a team effort. I want to thank every member of this team for your hard work and effort in being true champions. I know I will never forget these players and this great game. I hope you feel the same way.
One more time. ATTAWAYTOGO!
Coach John Cavanagh