Mustang Stampede Update

Sodium split the first day of competition in Mustang Stampede with a 4-1 victory over San Juan Spirits 96 and a 1-1 tie with D Anza Force 95G Blue. The second day we opened with a 0-0 tie against PVSC but it was good enough to boost them into first place and on to the quarterfinals. Here's the details;

vs San Juan Spirits 96
Right out of the gate Sodium scored on a Lexi free kick that was deflected by Aliyah to Erika for the opener. Moments later Erika found a streaking Emmy with a long lead pass. Emmy two touched and found the net past the diving keeper for a 2-0 Sodium lead after only 5 minutes.
The Spirits got on the board after a corner kick was deflected into the net past the Sodium defense to make it 2-1.
just before half Lexi lined up another free kick from 25 yards. The ball was deflected and found Erika's feet where she promptly ripped the back of the net for a 3-1 Sodium lead at half.
with about 8 minutes left in the match the ball again found its way into the San Juan 6 yard box where a crashing Emmy ripped the back of the net for the 4th and final goal giving Sodium a 4-1 opening victory.

vs De Anza Force 95G Blue
This game was the tail of two halves. The first half the lady warriors and Force were locked in a matched dominated by midfield play. De Anza kept Sodium's defense very busy as Taylor Luty came up huge many times. Before half Sodium took the lead as Aliyah drove inside the box and found the far corner! Half found the team from Oregon nursing a 1-0 lead.
Late in the second half Force lined up for a free kick from left side. The kick crossed the front of the goal and was controlled by an unmarked Force forward. She popped a chip up and just over the outstretched arms of Taylor for the tying score.
With minutes left Ei lined up a corner kick. With wind at her back Eli chipped a perfect shot. Lexi, in a crowed, lept above the rest to get a head on Eli's ball. The header bounced off the crossbar and out of the box as the Sodium players crashed in. The ended deadlocked at 1 each

vs PVSC Exiles Black G95
Sodium played this squad very hard and towards the end of regulation the lady warriors found their stride and peppered the Exiles keeper. Nonetheless, the score ended 0-0.

De Anza ended up losing 1-0 to San Juan and thus Sodium, on points, advanced as the #1 seed in their bracket.

Next Up
Quarter Finals = 6:45 vs "The Beast From The East" Oregon Rush U15G Nike.

From the sidelines of the Mustang Valley Soccer Complex we will all yell: GO SODIUM!!