November 6th--Another defensive battle for Sporting. Sporting went to Cubberly Field looking to avenge an earlier 2-0 loss to the Palo Alto Hurricanes. Sporting dominated the first half but was still having trouble with the offside trapping defense the Hurricanes had used so well in the first match. Though the ball spent most of the first half in front of the Hurricane goal, Sporting was unable to capitalize. Moni put in a good effort for not feeling well and put some good pressure on the goal in the first half. The beginning of the second half was a different story, with the Hurricanes coming out and living up to their names. They put a great deal of pressure on the Sporting goal, but the defense was able to barely escape with some clutch stops right in front of the goal. After about 5 minutes, though the tide started to turn and Sporting went back on the offensive. Still plagued with offside calls, they did manage to penetrate the pushed-up defense and get several good runs at the goal. Celine, Morgan, Preeya, Marina H and Kiana all had chances at the goal but nothing went in. Preeya was the closest near the end of the game but her bouncing shot went just wide after getting by the keeper. All in all a good effort, but we have to learn to be patient with trapping teams. The center mids of Celine and Maya played very strong in the second half. Not a bad game, certainly better than the first, but the score didn't reflect Sporting's effort.
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