Bringing Home the Win

Hey everyone! Yesterday kicked off the season for our men's reserve soccer team. We traveled to Cedarville, Ohio and played against Cedarville University. The field conditions were almost perfect. The grass was short, and the field was flat, but there was one issue and that was that the field was wet. Every cut I made I was slipping, and I ended up sliding around the pitch for the entire game. Unfortunately, we went down a goal in the first ten minutes. We passed it right to them and they proceeded to counterattack us. After going down we knew we needed to focus up. Our defense tuned in, and they did not get another valid shot the rest of the match. When the first half whistle ended the half, the score was two to one Ohio Northern. Our halftime speech consisted of strategy and dialogue on how we can gather more goals. We poached our midfielders in the gaps they allowed us have. There was a major disconnect in their midfield which opened up the weak side every time. Our game plan was to attack on the switch because they could not keep up with us when we went side to side. When the final whistle blew, the score was six to one. 

After the game we joined Cedarville in a group prayer, since they are a very religious school. It was neat to see two sides come together after a game and worship the same thing. Overall. my favorite part of the game were the brownies we received for the bus ride home.