I spose I should put up a small recap of the Wando vs Alumni game.
Varsity won 2-1 and rumours of a Wando demise have been greatly exaggerated. They are, as usual, still very good.
I noticed less of a passing pattern than back when I played; they seemed to try more long runs down the side that were a little more easily defended than a usual thread the ball game play.
First goal was a beautiful strike from--I think--outside the 18 that just curved in above the alumni keeper's head. Second, if I remember correctly, was knocked in from the back post off a cross or corner.
Alumni goal was off of a beautiful cross at an open back post as well.
The team seemed a little weak defensively as we got a lot of runs down the field on them and if you'd replaced old and/or gimpy alumni with a good, in-shape striker, the score could very well have been different. They were also a little slow to cover passing lanes in some instances.
Otherwise, the girls were very aggressive on 50/50 balls and even if they hadn't been playing out of shape alumni, I imagine they'd win a large percentage of them out of the air anyway. They've got the look to pass still and are a definite threat outside the box and on corner kicks; every corner they took was well placed and well struck.
Their bench was also very strong and if Coach Champ subs even half as much as she did during this scrimmage, they'll easily endure any game without losing momentum with subbing.
It was also ridiculously frigid that night and it was, of course, a scrimmage against a lot of people who haven't played in years, but it was fun.
PS. It is very disturbing to think of the Class of 2008 as alumni. I'm getting older =\.
