Clash of the Tartans and Pre Game

With todays practice focusing on sharpness and final preparations for the game tomorrow we started the day in the locker room talking over some formation and general tendencies of how we think LaSalle will line up.  Gotta be careful how much you rely on scouting reports as college teams can change their line ups from game to game.  Still, I think there is always information you can use and share with the players so after 20 mins we were out on the field.

After a warm up and some light ball work we were ready to get into a 6v6 tournament.  With the teams selected by injured players Scott and Shaban the teams were announced and each team was given a Head Coach consisting of Abdul Shaban Wenger, Alejandro Almodovar Di Matteo, and Matty Scott Pardew.  The guys were certainly sharp and began with a great strike and goal from Abaie after just 7 seconds on the clock.  That certainly set the tempo for the games ahead and the players responded with a great 45 minutes of soccer.  Almodovar Di Matteo came out on top after his team went 4-0 followed by Pardew and Wenger who struggled to get his team going.

Tomorrow we play Lasalle 3pm at Mount Vernon.  Having played only one game in the A10 so far LaSalle find themselves on the same number of points as us after they overcame Fordham in OT last Friday.  They will have had 2 extra days of rest and with an overall record of 7-2-2 they have shown so far that they are a tough team to beat and very capable of getting results.  Its a rematch of last years A10 semi final game which went into overtime and don't expect anything different this time around as I feel its going to be a very close encounter.  As always for our home games you can follow the live stats online or watch the live stream online if you cannot get to the Vern.

Have to mention its a great day for soccer tomorrow with World Cup qualifiers taking place in all continents and most importantly the highly anticipated Clash of the Tartans Wales v Scotland played in Cardiff.  Both teams are struggling for form so don't expect a classic here but the result could see the end of either managers reign, end either teams hope of qualification and let one nation have the bragging rights until they meet again later in qualifying.  Go On The Welsh!!!

Magic Moment of the Day
Irizarry nutmegs, classic