We only had to stop play once to help an injured player off the field, and his mom reported that he was just fine a few hours after game - so that is a positive thing. And Harry looked really good one-on-one with the ball at his feet. He busted a Kiski defender and made a quick step to the ball and touched it past the goalie for the score. So that was good also.
But Kiski got the joy once again and that was the bad part. The storm gave up two quick goals and the game kind of got out hand from there. Our boys were a little slow with passes - especially at the start - and got shouldered off the ball a lot of the time.
One lesson to take from the loss is to give a close mark when defending. Kiski was running to the corner and then centering. Twice we had a boy standing generally in the right area to guard against a cross but not actually marking a defender. The cross came in fast and accurate, and the Kiski player was able to touch the ball and redirect to goal with our guy watching from a few feet away. If we can take that lesson forward and mark players such that we eliminate them as targets, then Sunday's outcome will be easier to take.
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