The 2009 Lady Zizzer Soccer Season came to an end Saturday in Bolivar as the Warrensburg Pink Tigers handed them a 4-0 Loss. (Why the Pink Tigers? Check out their website – They have some pretty cool stuff going on up there – Great Stuff Coach Thompson!).
The Lady Zizzers came out and moved the ball around for the first few minutes of the game. After an early scoring opportunity was missed, the Tigers started coming back harder. Led by the quick feet of Brenna Lacaillade, the Tigers took the lead in the 10th minute of play. After dribbling past several Lady Zizzer defenders Lacaillade sent a shot past Sammi Phegley for a 1-0 lead.
At that point, the Lady Zizzers seemed to sit back and let things come to them rather than be the aggressor. Despite some more chances, the Tigers weren’t able to add to their lead. As it looked like the Lady Zizzers might weather the storm and get to halftime down 1-0 with a chance to regroup, the Tigers struck twice.
In the 30th minute, Jallisa Lewis headed in a corner kick from Sharniece Lewis to make it 2-0. Five minutes later, Kailtin Nelson knocked home a loose ball that popped free after a crowd of players tried to head it inside the 18 yard box. The halftime score would be 3-0.
In the second half, I thought the girls played more aggressively. Being down 3-0, knowing we had to score to make it a game, we moved some people around a little bit. The effort in the second half was good. We were able to do some good things. After about fifteen minutes, we changed again. This time it was a formation change to try to push more players forward. We were able to move the ball, but struggled in the final third of the field. The change also opened things up more for the Tigers.
With fewer players back defensively, the girls in the back had to work extra hard and they responded well. The Tigers would add one more goal in the 71st minute of play. Sharniece Lewis sent a shot from the right side that went over Sammi Phegley’s head and into the far side of the net for the final score of 4-0. The girls worked hard until the final whistle and have nothing to hang their heads about. Warrensburg is a good team and deserving of the victory. I wish them Good Luck in their game Monday against Harrisonville.
From where we started to where we ended was a journey of highs and lows. Think back to the Harrison game…….I think we made some great strides individually and as a team. This has been a great group of girls to work with. They like each other as teammates on the field and as friends off the field. To the 5 Seniors who have given us a big part of the last four years of their lives, we say “Thank You”. We wish you nothing but the best for your future. For the rest of the girls, after a little relaxation, we hope you work hard in the offseason and come back to play again in the Spring.
Steve Olson of SGFsoccer.com was at the game today taking pictures. Click Here to see all the scores from Saturday. The pictures are up. Click Here to see the pictures Steve took from the game and others he has taken of the Lady Zizzers. Thanks Steve!
