My take on tonights game. Wando never looked to have any kind of offensive rhythm. Spring Valley played Zach Houghton extremely deep and he seemed to pick off everything Wando played over the top. He was very impressive. However I thought Wando would make some kind of adjustment and keep Kirby or one of the other forwards high on Houghton eliminating the deep sweep. This never happened.
Parker did a good job of elimating Andrew in the middle of the field as both players kind of canceled each other out. With Mike also playing in the midfield for SV I thought they were the more dangerous attacking and winning balls throughout the midfield.
Sean Flynn played well to get both of the goals yet the first one Flato definitely should have handled. After a ball played on the ground across the six, Sean slid in and beat the Wando defender to the ball. Flato was in the position to make the play but just let it roll off his hands and into the net. Sean's second goal was off a set piece on the corner of the eighteen that he hit hard and low to the near post.
I agree with everyone else that Antoine was by far the most dangerous player on the field. He was very effective turning and running at the Wando defenders. However there were several times he could have pulled the trigger and had a go, but took a few to many touches. I'm not trying to take anything away from him however as he played very well.
I personally believe the red card was an absolutely awful call from the referee. It's a shame that SV will be missing such a valuable player for the Final and worst that Davis has to end his senior year like that. Him and Kirby exchanged a few words and may have brushed one another but at absolute worst it may have been a yellow card for both players. I believe he should have just seperated the two and let play continue.
With seven minutes left I thought Wando was going to have a go at SV with them down to ten men and a cold keeper. However it was SV who created the most dangerous oppurtunity in the final minutes and should have had a third. SV played within themselves and executed very well. It was a good atmosphere and an overall good game but I was expecting a few more dangerous oppurtunities from the Wando attack.
I would also like to say that Wando defender Will Moore had an excellent game for Wando. This was the first time I had the opportunity to see him play this season and I came away very impressed. He was very composed under pressure and had a steady confidence about him. Congratulations to Wando for a great season and great job SV.
