COACH'S COMMENTS & STATS:

Saturday, April 19

We won our first game against the Goshen Stars 1-0.  Matthew Franco scored a left footed goal.  Jacob Cole had two great saves to keep us in the game.  Everyone on the team played well.  New players Anthony Gagliano and Kyle Moore did well in their first game with the Warsaw Travel Soccer Club.

Saturday, May 3

We won 3 to 0 over the Elkhart flames.  Jarod Franklin scored the first goal off of a corner kick from Ian Crines.  The second goal was scored when the goalie deflected a shot to the far post by Scott Koontz and Noah Price “crashed” the goal to “Pick Up the Garbage”.  The final goal was scored by Matthew Franco.  Jacob Cole made a save in the last 30 seconds in order to keep the shut out intact.

Saturday, May 10

In the first half, Ben (Still Not Feeling Too Well) Jaggers crossed the ball to Chris (I Can’t Wait to Score) Sausaman for the first goal of the match.  Later in the half, Ian (I Don’t Want to Be Left Out of the Action) Crines crossed the ball to Chris (I Can’t Wait to Score) Sausaman for the second goal of the game.  In the second half, Matthew Franco headed the ball to Noah Price who headed the ball to Ben (Still Not Feeling Too Well) Jaggers for the third goal of the game.  Jacob Cole kept the shut out intact. So far this season, only one goal has been allowed by our goalie and his defensive line.

Sunday, May 11

The conditions were extremely windy, cold and wet.  It was like
watching a European match.  In the first half, warsaw scored the
first goal when Ryan Lundgren fired a shot that rebounded off a full back and Chris Sausamon finished it off.  The second Warsaw goal came off a corner kick from Noah Price that resulted in a own goal by FWSC's defense.

FWSC came back with two goals late in the first half: one off a
break away and one off a corner kick.  Then in the second half, FWSC scored the winning goal off a penalty kick.

Sunday, May 18

On 5/18 we played Goshen Stars.  Goshen scored first to put us down 1-0.  Late in the second half, Noah “double take” Price took a penalty kick that became the equalizer.  The game ended in a 1-1 tie.

Thomas C. Murrray Memorial

On May 24 we played our first game against FC Pride from Indianapolis.  FC Pride scored at the 2 minute mark.  We controlled the game and had a number of shots on goal, but the team could not find the net.  At around the 57 minute mark, we were awarded a penalty kick when the FC Pride defense took Noah Price down in the box.  Noah finished the penalty kick for the equalizer.  The game ended in a 1-1 tie.

Our second game on May 24 was against South Central Premier from Greenwood, IN.  Greenwood scored the opening goal at the 7 minute mark which turned out to be the winning goal.  The final score was 5-0. 

Our game on May 25 was against CUSC Inferno 92 Wilson of Carmel, IN.  CUSC Inferno 92 Wilson is in the semi-finals of the Chevy Cup.  The first half ended in a 0-0 tie.  Then in the second half, Carmel was able to score 3 goals with the first coming at the 43 minute mark.  Then at the 59 minute mark, Austin Benzinger cleared a ball that sprung Matthew Franco free.  Matthew beat the fullback and took the goalie one on one to dribble around the keeper and put the shot far post for our only goal of the game.  Final score 3-1.

 While finishing 0-2-1 in the tournament, our team played with great!  They played with the skill, intensity and as a single unit with a desire to win!  I am extremely proud of their play.  This tournament provided the competition that this team has needed and has proved that they can play at this level.