Sunday, November 27, 2011

U-11 boys indoor team goes 2-0 over Thanksgiving weekend

Two games in two days over the Thanksgiving weekend resulted in two dominating wins for Plymouth United's under-11 boys indoor team.
United beat the Plymouth Rangers 10-0 on Sunday and earned a 12-4 victory over Green Wave Soccer a day earlier.
Thomas Dono and Sean Rocker each recorded hat tricks in the first half, Justin Wojcik had two goals and Shane Young added one to give United a 9-0 lead at halftime of Sunday's game.
Riley List didn't yield a goal during the first 25 minutes and tallied the lone score of a second half in which United's players focused on possession. Gabe Rosas, Robert Keller and Liam Householder helped United hold the ball for long stretches of time.
Justin maintained the shutout in the second half, making an acrobatic save with his left glove on a point-blank shot with 8:01 remaining. 
Jeff Wojcik said he and fellow coach Mario Ramirez instructed the team not to use the boards in the second half and to practice successfully completing four passes in its own zone, then four in the midfield area between the lines and four in the attacking zone before attempting a shot.
On Saturday, United overcame a sluggish start _ it led only 5-4 at the half _ to earn the eight-goal victory.
"The kids didn't have Futsal training this week, and it showed in the first half," Wojcik said. "They played a lot better in the second half."
United (6-0) plays its next game on Saturday against The Jets (2-2) at 1 p.m.