Our last game in England was on a dreary rainy day; our boys played the toughest competition yet on our transatlantic journey. Again the club was small and fast with incredible one touch soccer.
The lineup was Defense, Sowder, Heijjer, Bertelsman, Donohue, Trevor, Joe
Midfield Bertling, Raynor, Koslow, McCown.
Offense Dirrgl, Keaton
Goal, Ravon and DJ
Austin was out of play due to injury
The start of the game had us on the run with their talkative game and foot skills, their 1st goal was a great shot aided by the wind.
The 2nd goal was another great shot by Tranmere.
The 2nd quarter we had a guest goalie, DJ, from the 13’s and we resumed play. Our team was getting used to the Velcro like attachment to our players and started to give back some of the English roughness. Ryan, Joe and Josh were marked men by the Liverpool players. This battle on the field led to our 1st goal with a penalty in the box on Ryan. (This was caught on film by the famous paparazzi film man Dave Bertlesman)
Bringing the score to 2-1, we were catching up with the level and play and were nipping at their heels. Unfortunately we had a penalty that Tranmere shot in for a perfect upper 90 and moments later converted an opportunity for an additional goal 4-1. Shortly thereafter another goal was scored by Tranmere brining the game to 5-1.
The 3rd quarter showed the CESA team in all their glory that had Tranmere take notice. Joe had a beautiful pass to Connor McCown , our striker, that he converted into a fabulous goal, 5-2. Within minutes Brennan zigzagged through the defense and laid a perfect pass to Connor M that he again converted to bring the game to 5-3.
Time was not on our side and we lost the game but left the parents and the players impressed with our ability to play their game on their pitch.
One of the onlookers was Jack of Liverpool that at age 5 was selected to train with the Liverpool Academy, his picture above exemplifies his affinity for the game.
The lineup was Defense, Sowder, Heijjer, Bertelsman, Donohue, Trevor, Joe
Midfield Bertling, Raynor, Koslow, McCown.
Offense Dirrgl, Keaton
Goal, Ravon and DJ
Austin was out of play due to injury
The start of the game had us on the run with their talkative game and foot skills, their 1st goal was a great shot aided by the wind.
The 2nd goal was another great shot by Tranmere.
The 2nd quarter we had a guest goalie, DJ, from the 13’s and we resumed play. Our team was getting used to the Velcro like attachment to our players and started to give back some of the English roughness. Ryan, Joe and Josh were marked men by the Liverpool players. This battle on the field led to our 1st goal with a penalty in the box on Ryan. (This was caught on film by the famous paparazzi film man Dave Bertlesman)
Bringing the score to 2-1, we were catching up with the level and play and were nipping at their heels. Unfortunately we had a penalty that Tranmere shot in for a perfect upper 90 and moments later converted an opportunity for an additional goal 4-1. Shortly thereafter another goal was scored by Tranmere brining the game to 5-1.
The 3rd quarter showed the CESA team in all their glory that had Tranmere take notice. Joe had a beautiful pass to Connor McCown , our striker, that he converted into a fabulous goal, 5-2. Within minutes Brennan zigzagged through the defense and laid a perfect pass to Connor M that he again converted to bring the game to 5-3.
Time was not on our side and we lost the game but left the parents and the players impressed with our ability to play their game on their pitch.
One of the onlookers was Jack of Liverpool that at age 5 was selected to train with the Liverpool Academy, his picture above exemplifies his affinity for the game.
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