Soccer Tip of the Week - Defending

Each tip will be short, about 2 minutes or so in length.
You will need volume.

Roll Call: 4/30

vs. Mano Verde @7:30pm South field

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Maremoto FC 6 - 3 Point Break

This week Maremoto was scheduled to play the rivalry game against the Point Break, and the game definitely lived up to the hype! The veteran Vasily scored the first goal of the game, soon to be equalized by Point Break. Our midfield star Andrea pushed in and score the second goal, which was equalized again by Point Break. After last week's silence, leading scorer Michael showed up in the final minutes of the first half to retake the lead, 3-2. The first half stars were defenders Chris, Vivian and Marie.

The second half started with the deja-vu and Vasily opened up the lead to 4-2, providing a big relief. Most of the second half was about hustle. While Vivian and Sam kept the defense, Kelly, Chris, Vasily, Yong and Andrea controlled the midfield. Late in the game, when the entire Maremoto was attacking, Point Break scored on a counter attack to get back into the game. However, Chris put the game away and Michael's goal was the last nail in the coffin.

Player of the game: Kelly was efficient with sheilding the ball and she was a commander, feeding nice passes to the team...unselfishly setting up balls for the Maremoto offense.

Lessons learned: The third Point Break goal was a Maremoto offensive mistake. There have to be two defenders at all times behind the midfield and no need for the whole midfield and offense to be that close to the opposing goal line.

Roll Call: 4/23 - We need girls!

vs. Point Break @6:40pm
South field

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Two additional requests:

1) We need more girl players! Please recruit girls that can play regularly. We need two more. (Let Burak know if you find someone).

2) Please pay Burak for the season, if you haven't done so.

Sounders get global attention

Sounders FC have been getting lots of attention locally and now globally. If you haven't been to a game yet, I highly recommend it...good team and great atmosphere. Check out the short video, below.

Maremoto FC 2 - 7 Pac Med FC

Maremoto started the season with league's newest team Pac Med FC, who joined the league last season and this was the first match between the teams. Maremoto had to start the game with 5 people. Pac Med wanted to take advantage of a depleted Maremoto and they pressured Maremoto's defense with their speed, however Maremoto held on to the tie, until Pac Med FC scored the first goal of the season. Maremoto was determined not to finish the first half down and goals came from the defenders Burak and Vivian. While Andrea and Vivian proved to be a deadly duo in the offense, the first half ended tied 2-2, the second half ...

Players of the game: Andrea and Vasily kept the score close for a while with their great effort.

Roll Call: 4/16 - First game of season!

vs. Pac Med @5:50pm North field

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Spring Season - Confirm participation and PAY...please

Spring season games start at April 16th. We paid the deposit. We still need to pay the full balance before our second game. So please pay as soon as possible!

Also, we need to confirm everyone is playing.
Here is the roster list based on what everyone's told us so far,

Full time ($75 +tax per person):
1. Burak (paid)
2. Yong (paid)
3. Michael (paid)
4. Nic (paid)
5. Vasily
6. Vivian (paid)
7. Beth (paid)
8. Andrea (paid)
9. Beth's friend (?)
10. Vivian's friend (?)

Substitutes ($37 +tax per person):
1. Enrique
2. Sam (paid)
3. Marie
4. Lauren
5. John (paid)

Please indicate in comments (or to Burak) as soon as possible regarding your status.

Please bring money owed to the next game.

Season is usually 12 games long. Remember to renew your ArenaSports annual membership if you have not done so recently.

Maremoto 5 - 6 Naughty Muffins

Maremoto FC went into the game against the almost defeated team of Naughty Muffins with quite a bit of confidence but unfortunately did not come out on top. The game started very strong with a goal from Michael in the first 25 seconds. Michael got injured in the first few minutes of the game and was not able to play his best for the rest of the game. Vasily and Yong each scored a goal in the first half while the Naughty Muffins kept up with a tie of 3-3 at the end of the first half.

In the second half, Enrique tied the game again to 4-4. The Naughty Muffins scored a couple of goals with long shots that goal keeper Nic couldn't see. Burak scored again to keep the tie going with a score of 5-5. The Naughty Muffins came ahead in the end scoring an extra goal to clinch the win.

Thanks to everyone for a great season. I think we have definitely come together more as a team and have shown some considerable strengths in scoring and defense. Let's keep up the good work as we enter the Spring season while we try to work our way closer to the top of the standings.

Roll Call: 4/9 - Last game of the season!

vs. Naughty Muffins @6:30pm North field

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Remember to bring $$ for next season.

Maremoto FC 3 - 3 Gunners

Maremoto had three beautiful games against Cobra Kai, Seattle's Children and Point Break, but the best one was yet to come. For the team Gunners competing with Ich Liebe for the championship, anything less than a win would have been upsetting. Yet team Maremoto had a defense anchored by Vivian, Enrique and Burak with help from Yong, Andrea, Beth, Sarah, Vasily and Sam. The team were determined to keep the ball away from the speedy Gunners forwards. The game was tied 0-0 through the entire first half and only until the final 16 minutes, when Gunners broke the tie, followed by two additional quick goals. There was not much time left, but the Maremoto was determined to come back from the 0-3 deficit and scored with goals from Michael and Enrique. Then Michael scored the game tying goal. Towards the end of the game, Enrique had a beautiful diving header and Lauren had a perfect shot but both were intercepted by the Gunner's goalie. Maremoto was only a goal away from a win, but executed a game that deserved a big bravo!

Player of the game: Maremoto definitely played well as the entire team and managed to keep the ball away from Gunners and didn't allow them to take advantage of easy shots; however, Gunners speedy offense had cunning shots that were blocked by our team captain Nic!