2019-20 Lawrenceville Soccer Diary #7

Game Day Diary

Heading Back to New Jersey from Philadelphia

Basic Information of Day:

- Date of Match: October 7th, 2019 (Wednesday)

- Played Box-to-Box Midfielder

- Played against Friends' Central School (Away)

- Final Score: 1-6 Win

Positive Points about Today's Game:

- Clear Dominance in both the first half and second half

- Great Possession against a weak opposition defensive line

- Nearly won every aerial duel throughout the match

- Several through-balls played and created goal-scoring opportunities

- Smooth transition from counter-attacks to defense setting

- Was able to bounce back straight after a mistake that tied the game 1-1

- Overall Possession Percentage was around 95% (Lawrenceville) to 5% (FCS)

Negative Points about Today's Game:

- Only played 20 minute-halves due to the weather conditions

- Long bus ride made it harder to get ready

- Mistake with communication led to our team conceding a goal

- After dribbling past the defensive line, I constantly played the ball out to the wingers, when I could have gone for a shot

- Occasional inaccurate clearance in defensive and middle areas

Main lesson learnt for future games:

"We have 20 minutes. Let's run our ass off!" - Alex Chun (Captain)