Sorry families, I was a little busy and now I can catch up.
Today started with an opportunity to watch our host club men's pro team train. A good experience for all, Coach Darcy had a great discussion on what to look at with the details in the practice and what we can learn to become better.
After lunch, SHOPPING at a local town that had some fantastic little Czech stores, great cafes (sorry about this) and some history.
Back to soccer as the girls were to play FC Slovacko late in the day.
Both teams had spent some time team building through out the day and it was time to test.
The 95s started a bit flat but went up by a goal early, we were more athletic than the other team but they enjoyed the possesion. In fact, we would catch them on the counter 2 more times to be up 3 nil at half-in all honesty, the half did not compare to the previous day. We played better in the second half, keeping the ball more and forcing the other team to chase. They did eventually get 1, but the coaches were significantly happier with the second half performance. Big test tomorrow-we play the top ranked youth team in the Czech Republic.
94s came into the game today with confidence and a positive mindset but their fatigue was evident in the first 15 minutes-2 nil down. The girls responded rather than dropping their heads and regained control of the game. Some great chances but no goals for in the first half. 2nd half was more of the same, our players showing some toughness and never gave up-we got caught on a couple of counter attacks and would score 1, 4-1 final for our hosts.
Till tomorrow and Praha.... Long day today, with the team building exercises and 2nd game under our belts.
