Sunday, December 26, 2010

Game 2 in Australia

We have now won our first 2 games. Today we beat the other US team by the score of 2:0. Our first goal came 4 minutes in when PJ Chermak scored off a great cross from Jeff Zimering. A few minutes later Justin Kamine scored our second goal off an assist from Jason Hirsch. The score at half was 2:0. We did not try to play pressure on them and just kept possession the rest of the game. It was a good training session for us, as it was only our third time to play together as a team, either in practice or games. It was a very beneficial session for us in preparation for our game tomorrow against Mexico.

We play a 1 PM against Mexico, which is a very physical and typically dirty team. We had that bad experience with them in Israel in 2009. We now know what to expect from them and I know we can give back to them what they try to do to us. I am not worried at all about that part of the game. We will keep possession and play high pressure against them and that should take care of the game for us. I expect Mexico and Brazil to be tough games from the standpoint of dirty and physical play. We will keep our composure and let our play do the talking. After tomorrows game, we have Wednesday off and then we play Brazil on Thursday. Friday we conclude pool play with Australia Blue.

I am extremely pleased and proud of our entire team. They have bonded very well in such a short time and having Aly here to help me is a blessing. She has been a big help and all the guys have accepted here as part of the team. I am quite thankful for that. This team is a real pleasure to be with and certainly to coach. They all will do anything for each other both on and off the field.

So until tomorrow, have a wonderful day and best regards to all,

Coach Goldfarb from Sydney

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