Playing on the turf at JFK Stadium, the game was started about 10 minutes early in an attempt to beat the weather. That attempt failed. 58 seconds into the game a flash of lightning halted everything. About and hour and forty minutes later, play resumed. After a few very windy minutes, things turned off quite nicely.
If you watched the play from the edge of one 18 yard box to the edge of the other 18 yard box, it was a great entertaining game. The difference however came inside the 18 yard box. Parkview was able to capitailze on their scoring opportunities 6 times, West Plains wasn’t able to capitalize although they did have several shots on goal and a few shots that just missed the goal.
Two minutes after play restarted , Shelby Stewart slid a ball inside the far post to give Parkview a 1-0 lead. The Zizzers were able to keep it close until the 28th minute when Stewart would pick up her second goal. Three minutes later, Jessica Maerz would score to give Parkview a 3-0 lead at the half. West Plains best chance to score came when Katie Shannon’s cross found Kelly Smith near the back post, but Smith’s shot went wide of the goal. The Zizzers able to get a few more good chances, but came away empty. In the 27th minute of the half, Stewart picked up her third goal of the game followed by Maerz three minutes later. Stewart would finish the scoring with a goal in the 34th minute of the half. Final Score PArkview 6, West Plains 0.
There was some good ball movement by West Plains. There were even times where the girls were able to keep the ball on Parkview’s end for extended periods. But it was the defensive side where the Zizzers struggled on this night. Things never really seemed to be in sync. Hopefully we can put it all together on Wednesday as we travel to Hillcrest. The Varsity game starts at 4:00pm with the JV match to follow. Due to the weather delay, the JV game against Parkview was cancelled.
