Sunday Curse Strikes again!!! and so does the weather!!!

By Kristen Mitchell

After an exciting first two games, the Paris Danger u10 girls could not win a tournament that they will most likely think they should have. However the excitement provided and determination displayed contributed to some of the best soccer the team has ever played.
As usual the weather had its say In things with torrential downpours for the previous 48 hours making a very wet and muddy field.

In the opening game at 8am, the Danger showed their quality early and raced to a 2-0 lead, Sophie Carter and Erika Blaine scoring two superb goals. Team work and hustle managed to keep the Lady Ambush at bay and the girls helped Chynna Hass pick up the shut out with a 2-0 win with the lady Ambush only posting 4 shots.

After grilling out for lunch the Danger girls faced MC Extreme in the late afternoon game. They got off to a great start as Sophie Carter repaid her parents for the cotton candy with two brilliantly finished goals. Erika Blaine, and Gracie Clayton went close to adding to the tally until they let a goal slip. Midway through the second period Sophie Carter picked up her hat trick with another breakaway goal. Giovanna Owen, Rudi Beth Wimberly and Kaylynn Jarnigan kept the MC Extreme forwards at bay until they made it an interesting finish to the game with a goal that halved the defecit. The Danger girls saw the remaining minutes out and picked up their second win in consecutive games. Extreme posted 10 shots at goal while the Danger replied with 7.

In the Sunday morning game against Clarksville Royals, the bad weather overnight contributed to an even worse playing surface, The Danger got a slow start with the Royals opening the scoring. As the game went on the Danger lost confidence and concentration and let 3 goals slip which ended the game 4-0 to the delight of the Royals who advanced to the final, while tears of disappointment were to be seen on many Danger soccer player faces.

After the games, Danger Coach Sean Fraser commented, ‘we just let the last game slip away from us, but I am positive our girls are going to react positively and use this as ammo for next weekend.’

The Danger now sit at 6-4-1 and travel to Hopkinsville for the Kicker Classic on Saturday and Sunday and will face Ambush, MC Extreme and Clarksville Impact.