On a beautiful afternoon for soccer, Windham’s Abbey
Thornton opened the scoring on a penalty kick. Windham 1-0.
The Broncos responded with a high arcing rocket from well
outside the box that caught the high corner of the Windham goal, just beyond
the reach of the keeper. Then Hampden was awarded a penalty kick of its own,
threatening to go ahead 2-1, until Windham goalie Ali Tetrault dove hard to
knock the ball away, preserving a 1-1 tie, which held until halftime.
Windham’s coaching staff, Jason Dakin and Matt Bell, made
adjustments at the break, resulting in a meteor storm of second half goals by
Windham. First a Sarah Bell tap in from a crossing pass; then a Monique Dakin
tap in from a crossing pass; then Elizabeth Talbot returned a rebound; then a
low hard shot from long range by Rianna Mattox, capped by Abbey Thornton’s
second goal of the game. Final score Windham 6-2.
No team can win a championship without a determined
defense. Windham’s tenacious defenders Ashley Clarke, Kylie Garrison, Morgan
Hammond, Elizabeth Levesque, and Emma Tinkham notched several shutouts this
season, including two vital shutouts in the state quarterfinal and semi-final
games. The defense never allowed more than two goals in any game this season.
The team is invited to play for the New England U12
championship on Sunday, November 13, near Concord, NH.
And then yesterday they won two games and tied one to become the medal winners in the New England tournament in their division in Suncook N.H. Great job girls!
ReplyDeleteAnd then yesterday they won two games and tied 1 in their division in the New England tournament in Suncook, NH. Great job girls.
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