Game Afterthoughts

A synopsis of the last two games played from reliable sources. They were hard fought games. On Wednesday, the first quarter started off with both teams trying to establish control of the midfield  battle, Which was eventually won by the Strikers even though the opponents took the lead.  Amrit leveled the score after some superlative defending by our tried and proven defenders. Our boys pulled out a last minute beauty with a sublime chip ball over the North Mississauga goal keeper. Resulting in a win for the Strikers. Today, Saturday against our arch rivals Richmond Hill Raiders, the Strikers took the lead with Daniel slotting home a well placed pass from Marco. In the last minute of regulation time a shoulder to shoulder challenge within the penalty area was deemed a foul by the referee and awarded a penalty. It was converted thus tying up the game at 1:1. Credit must be given to the players of today's game for a splendid performance taking into consideration that four players we

SC Toronto came with a planned strategy to play long ball over the Strikers defense. It almost materialized on a couple of occasions if it was not for some individual brilliance by Chris and Amrit who made direct goal saving plays to stifle the opponent's attempt. The starting unit was impressive from the get go with Isaiah sending through passes and switching the play immaculately out of central midfield. Chances upon chances were created but failure to convert had been the team nemesis in a number of games. A wonderful planned free kick came off the forehead of Maximas only to whistle inches past the opponent's upright stopping the Strikers fan in mid air of celebrating a second goal. Thankfully Tremaine had converted in the first quarter making certain that our boys didn't lose two in a row. There was a moment when Woodbridge Strikers style of playing impressed us all where every out field player had a touch on the ball. Simply amazing. Not our best performance toda

I hope everyone has arrived home safely after the long drive. Just like we have witnessed in the World Cup, totally dominating possesion of the ball does not necessarily represent winning.  The first quarter of the game against Ottawa South United was truly a master class game played by Woodbridge Strikers. Our boys were completely in control and had their ace player well wrapped up by Tayvin. It was actually more exciting than watching TFC play lately. We knew the possibility exist that eventually our boys might lose a game. Games in team sports are not won by one player and neither are games lost by one individual. My personal opinion is that every player gave their best possible effort and we cannot underestimate the heat out there on the turf field. There were some brilliant individual display of skills demonstrated that had both sets of fans in total amazement of the artistry with the ball. Again, the Strikers were denied a wonderful free kick goal because of too much paint on