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In Belize City, Omega Select U18G team cruised to a 5-0 victory over the Belize Women's Open Select Team.
01/03/2013
Field:Â Belize City Stadium
6:00 pm Belize City Women's Open Select Team vs Omega Select U18G (0 - 5)
Omega Select formation:Â 4-3-3
Gustafson (NC State) - Van Dyck (13) - Woznuk (13) - Morse (14) - Amthor (15) - Dagrizikos (13) - Farella (14) - Furze (13) - Esperance (13) - Moriarty (15) - Potter (14)
Goals: Esperance (2G, A); Dagrizikos (G, A); Lopez (G) Gustafson (G, A); Van Dyck(A); Farella (A)
Half:Â Omega Select U18G (1 - 0)
Under the Raging Rain Omega Select Thunderstorm
The two hour ride inside of the packed mini-van from San Ignacio to Belize City seemed to have little effect on the Omega Select players. However, they needed to figure out how to perform on the poor field conditions that included mud and scattered pools of standing water. Right from the opening minute, they stormed the Belize City side by attacking relentlessly both flanks of their defense to create many scoring opportunities. Eighteen year old attacking midfielder, Estelle Esperance, the oldest player on the Omega Select squad and fifteen year old right forward Kylee Moriarty were too quick and too fast for their direct opponent on the Belize side. Time after time they kept beating the Belize City left defender to see their crosses stopped by the sitting water around the box or to see their shots on goal saved by the Belize City keeper, who was brilliant during the entire game. Not discourage by their missed opportunities and torrential downpours of rain, the young Omega Select squad increased their tempo to apply even more pressure on a Belize City select team who were already overwhelmed. The lateral defenders, especially Sarah Morse on the left side, started to create many overlapping runs into Belize City territory. Consequently, fifteen minutes before the break, Esperance gave the (1-0) lead to Omega. She took a pass from an overlapping Morse just outside of the Belize City 18, then, dribbled around two Belize defenders to calmly slide the ball past the Belizean keeper, who could only watch the ball rolling slowly inside of the right corner of the net. First half finished (1-0) for Omega Select.
Omega Select began the second half with a new style of play coming out in a 4-2-4 formation. 5'9" Karly Gustafson was now playing as a deep center forward and Esperance moved up from her attacking midfield position to a supporting center forward role. Omega Players started to play less short passes on the ground and more direct balls to their center forwards.Then the Omega Select thunderstorm arrived. It was only five minutes into the new half when Gustafson made the score (2-0) in favor of Omega Select. She put away a great diagonal ball from central defender Garnet Van Dyck that sent her on a breakaway against the Belize keeper. Two minutes later, Esperance made it (3-0), her weak shot from close range found the back of the net after a long shot from holding midfielder Farella was deflected to her feet. Forcing the action in the midfield at the fifty-eighth minute, Sia Dagrizikos scored the greatest goal of the game. Her left foot strike rocketed clean through the left upper 90 to slam the roof of the net and gave a (4-0) advantage to Omega Select. Following their fourth goal, the Omega select team made three substitutions that quickly paid off. Right forward Isabel Lopez, a Belize native, scored two minutes after entering the game. She took the ball away from the Belize City left defender near the edge of the penalty area, then, quickly blasted the ball with her right foot to the left upper corner of the net. Score final 5-0 in favor of the young Omega Select side.
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