Colorado takes a beating

At the end of the first half it looked like Colorado was going to be in for a long afternoon. The lady warriors of Sodium came out very much like they did against the Slammers, FULL THROTTLE!
Within the fist 5 minutes Hannah Lautenbach streaked down the left side and rifled a crossing shot off the far post for the opening score! Again the Sodium faithful, yelling and waiving banners, went nuts! Midway through the first half Sodium struck again. This time it was Emmy Owens on a pass from Payten Sonnen finding the back of the net. The patient play of the Sodium team was a thing of beauty. They attacked and pulled back, attacked and pulled back. Finally, Sodium forwards penetrated deep into the Colorado box, dished the ball back out to Bailey Hall waiting at the 25 yard mark. She loaded up and fired a rocket into the upper right corner of the net! GOAL!
After half Sodium fell into the rut of the previous game, they let Colorado have a quick score and get some momentum built. They battled and battled, tough and physical.
The last Colorado attempt to tie came with just under 3 minutes left when a break-a-way was broken up by Taylor Coon and Bethany Hall. They looked like a pair of linebackers zeroing in on a helpless receiver. Bethany hit her low, Taylor hit her high and she went down hard. The PK sailed high over the crossbar and game ended 3-2.
Injuries could play a key roll in tomorrows match against Utah. Hannah Lautenbach, Bethany Hall and Taylor Crowell all felt the effects of today’s physical play. A good nights rest, a couple Advil and plenty of water should be just what the doctor ordered.

Notes:
Points standing as of today:
Cal South SlammersFC - 6 pts
Colorado – 1 pt
Utah – 1 pt
Sodium – 3 pts
For tomorrow; Slammers will almost assuredly take care of Colorado, leaving them with 9 points and Colorado with 1. If Sodium beats Utah they will advance with 6 points and Utah will remain at 1. If Sodium ties Utah then Sodium will advance with 4 points and Utah will have 2. If Sodium loses to Utah, it’s all over. Utah will have 4 and Sodium 3.

So, our destiny is in our hands. We can come out fired up, play for 60 minutes and advance or we can roll-over and go home. The choice is ours.

As a side note, the Oregon wildcard team, FC Platinum, lost today. They will not advance to the next round.

From the 150yd marker the dads yell: GO SODIUM!