On a very cold early Saturday morning, the New Hyde Park Cheetahs were on fire against the Syosset Thunder.
Goalkeeper Irene Krische made many tremendous diving saves throughout the match which was a key part of the great win.
Defenders Olivia Lappin, Kaitlyn Louie, Channing Woo and Paulina Papadoniou were all very strong, marking their opponents closely and rapidly taking goal kicks and sideline kicks before their opponents were able to reposition themselves, another key part of the great win.
Louie and Lappin made long, strong kicks on defense, making certain they cleared the ball out of the goal zone.
Aggressive midfield play by Daniela O’Modie broke up attempts by the opponents to reach goal.
On the front line, Samantha Bravo, Kassidy Keefe and Sabrina Rodrigues were super as they pressed on Syosset’s defense, taking many shots on goal and keeping the ball on their half of the field.
Many corners kicks were had by the Cheetahs as their first goal came off one by Lappin whose perfectly placed ball taken from the corner fell perfectly to the inner front post of the net making it very difficult for the goalie to save. Great goal Olivia!
Staying focused throughout the game, Rodrigues on the left wing got possession of the ball, dribbled past the Syosset defender and makes a great pass to Samantha Bravo who quickly trapped the ball then with one touch took a shot straight pass the goalie. Great goal Samantha and nice teamwork Cheetahs!
Nice footwork and controlling of the ball by Andrea Waldron and Kristina Horan on the offense as they kept on moving around to stay open, to receive possession of the ball, switch the field of play and run down toward goal.
The New Hyde Park Cheetahs played a very solid game against the Thunder.
Excellent teamwork and communication by all.
Thanks to our coaches – Mike, Gabe and Peter – for a great game!
We missed Lauren Hessler and Julia Feldman.
