Technical Report Region 1 Girl’s ODP Europe Tour

April 11th-April 20th 2003

 

 

 

Administrator: Charlotte Moran

Coach: Tom Hayes

Coach: Sue Ryan

 

 

Team Roster*

 

Forwards:

Christina DiMartino

Cortni Joyner

Emily Krankowski

 

Midfielders:

Dominique Esposito

Rebecca Moros

Sarah Sample

Michelle Scifo

Heather Tomko

 

Backs:

Randi Bruso

Nikki Cross

Molly Dane

Christie Shaner

Susan Weber

 

Keepers:

Lauren McAdam

Susan Starr

 

 

*Our philosophy for our European trip is to choose players from our top three or four age groups. We select the best players from our U19, U17, U16 and sometimes our U15 pools. We then travel with a “select” team from our region. This allows older players to mentor younger players and most players get a great experience playing “up” an age group.

 

 

 

 

 

We arrived in London April 12th then flew to Brussels. We took a bus to a monastery which we were staying in for the first part of our trip in Kerkrade. The next day we had a light training in the morning and then went to an away game for Ajax. It is a wonderful experience to take players to a live game in Europe. The players loved the atmosphere and walked away with a greater appreciation for the “soccer culture”

 

Monday April 14, 2003

 

We had a brief sightseeing tour in the morning and then our first game in the afternoon versus Duisberg. We played on a very small field and the players received the first taste of what home field advantage can mean. We scored a goal from midfield to tie the score 2-2 late in the second half. The referee disallowed the goal but would not give a reason why. We decided to count the goal so we believe our first game was tied 2-2 even though there is a referee somewhere in Duisberg who may disagree.

 

 

 Game 1 vs. Damen Bundesliga Duisburg

 

Region 1 – 2/Duisburg – 2

 

Starting Lineup:

 

                                                McAdam

 

Schneck                       Shaner              Cross               Bruso

 

 

Tomko                         Esposito           Moros              Sample

 

                                    DiMartino         Krankowski

 

Substitutions:

Starr for McAdam                    45 minute mark

Joyner for Krankowski 45 minute mark

Dane for Bruso             45 minute mark

Sciffo for Tomko                      45 minute mark

Esposito for Weber                  45 minute mark

 

Summary:

                        Region 1                                   Duisburg

                                    1st H     2nd H    Total                1st H     2nd H    Total

Shots                            5          7          12                    4          5          9

Scoring Opps               1          4          5                      1          3          4

Corners                        3          5          8                      0          2          2

Saves                           2          2          4                      2          5          7

Fouls                            6          3          9                      2          2          4

Offsides                        3          1          4                      2          0          2

 

Scoring:

43:20   Duisburg           A low hard shot to far post from outside the box

53:13   Duisburg           Dropped cross by keeper, knocked home

76:00   Reg. 1              Cross heads in a corner from Scifo on the back post

87:00   Reg. 1              DiMartino scores off a thru ball from Shaner to Cross, who crossed

                                     the ball.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, April 15, 2003

 

This morning we met as a team to do a post game meeting from the night before and to set some team goals for the week. We allowed them to set their team goals on their own as a group. Before leaving them to their task, we talked about the following:

 

1. Savor the Experience, You must have goals!

 

2. Improve every time you step on the field. You cannot just show up for events, you must be engaged each time you step on the field. Prioritize your commitments and time so you can be at your best for each event. You must train your body to give 100% mentally and physically each time you come to play. Make it a habit. Every player wants to make it to the next level. Very few are actually willing to do what it takes to get there.

 

3. Have more urgency, have an Attitude when you play.

 

 Game 2 vs. Braakhuisen, Holland

 

Region 1 – 6/Braakhuisen 1

 

Starting Lineup:

 

                                                McAdam

 

Dane                            Shaner              Cross               Schneck

 

Scifo                            Sample             Moros              Tomko

 

                                    DiMartino         Krankowski

 

Substitutions:

Weber for Cross                      25 minute mark

Bruso for Schneck                    25 minute mark

Esposito for Moros                   25 minute mark

Joyner for DiMartino                25 minute mark

 

DiMartino for Krankowski        45 minute mark

Cross for Shaner                      45 minute mark

Schneck for Dane                     45 minute mark

Moros for Sample                    45 minute mark

Starr for McAdam                    45 minute mark

 

Dane for DiMartino                  65 minute mark

 

Summary:

                        Region 1                                               Braakhuisen

                                    1st H     2nd H    Total                            1st H     2nd H    Total

Shots                            12        11        23                                1          1          2

Scoring Opps               6          6          12                                1          0          1

Corners                        2          2          4                                  0          0          0

Saves                           0          1          1                                  5          4          9

Fouls                            9          4          13                                2          2          4

Offsides                        4          2          6                                  0          0          0

 

Scoring:

9:34     Reg. 1              Krankowski off of a cross from DiMartino, back post

13:53   Reg. 1              Krankowski, comes up with a loose ball in the box and scores

                                   lower left corner

20:33   Braakhuisen      Chip the keeper, comes out too early on a breakaway

39:38   Reg. 1              Joyner scores off a cross from Krankowski, challenges the

                                   keeper for the ball

54:07   Reg. 1              DiMartino on a through ball form Moros

57:30   Reg. 1              DiMartino off of a ball played in to her feet by Esposito, turns

                                   and scores

60:06   Reg. 1              Moros coming through the midfield hits a screamer lower right

                                   corner

 

 

Once we started to execute it was evident that the Braakenhausen team was overmatched. This was a good lesson in playing in the final third and not running offside.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, April 16, 2003

 

This morning we went on a short tour of Koln to see the cathedral. The players stretched their legs and had a long lunch.

 

Our next game gave us a tremendous puzzle. We were much more athletic, faster, fitter and overall had more strength, quickness and agility. The Badnausen team was much older, not fit, not athletic but played much smarter. It was a great game for our players to match wits rather than muscles.

 

 Game 3 vs. Badnausen

 

Region 1 – 1/Germany – 1

 

Starting Lineup:

 

                                                McAdam         

 

Dane                            Cross               Shaner              Schneck

 

Bruso                           Sample             Weber              Moros

 

                                    DiMartino         Krankowski

 

Substitutions:

Joyner for Krankowski             25 Minute mark

Tomko for DiMartino                           25 minute mark

Esposito for Weber                              25 minute mark

Scifo for Bruso                         25 minute mark

 

DiMartino for Tomko                           45 minute mark

Bruso for Schneck                                45 minute mark

Starr for McAdam                                45 minute mark

 

Tomko for Scifo                                   75 minute mark

Schneck for Dane                                 75 minute mark

Weber for Cross                                  75 minute mark

Cross for Joyner                                   75 minute mark

 

Summary:

                        Region 1                                               Germany

                                    1st H     2nd H    Total                            1st H     2nd H    Total

Shots                            4          7          11                                1          4          5

Scoring Opps               1          3          4                                  0          2          2

Corners                        4          3          7                                  1          1          2

Saves                           1          4          5                                  2          3          5

Fouls                            9          5          14                                4          4          8

Offsides                        5          8          13                                1          0          1

 

Scoring:

24:18   Reg. 1              Krankowski, Weber played DiMartino the ball who slipped

                                   the ball into Emily moving from her left to right, tucked in

                                   corner

59:29   Germany          40 yard shot, just under crossbar, from center of pitch

 

 

We had a sightseeing day and travel day before arriving in Ireland.

 

Saturday, April 19, 2003

 

We played our first game in Ireland today against a much weaker opponent. The game turned out to be a scrimmage type game for us and everyone played a lot and in some different positions.

 

 Game 4 vs. Wexford, Ireland

 

Region 1 – 6/Wexford – 0

 

Starting Lineup:

 

                                                Starr

 

Bruso                           Weber              Cross               Schneck

 

Sample                         Esposito           Moros              Tomko

 

                                    Joyner              Krankowski

 

Substitutions:

Shaner for Cross                                  25 minute mark

Scifo for Moros                                    25 minute mark

Dane for Sample                                   25 minute mark

DiMartino for Krankowski                    25 minute mark

 

Krankowski for Joyner             45 minute mark

Moros for Tomko                                 45 minute mark

Sample for Dane                                   45 minute mark

Cross for Bruso                                    45 minute mark

McAdam for Starr                                45 minute mark

 

Joyner for Krankowski             65 minute mark

Tomko for DiMartino                           65 minute mark

Weber for Esposito                              65 minute mark

Bruso for Schneck                                65 minute mark

 

Scoring:

2:17     Reg.1               Krankowski, a ball headed  over the keeper by

                                   Moros, knocked in by Emily

9:12     Reg. 1              Joyner  received into her by Moros as a target turns

                                  and gets in on the keeper

35:20   Reg. 1              DiMartino gets a ball played to her by Scifo from the left side

                                   and scores on the right post

37:00   Reg. 1              Joyner gets the ball from Scifo, played behind the D with the

                                   outside of her right foot and is finished at left post

45:22   Reg. 1              DiMartino from Krankowski, a ball played through the seam

52:02   Reg. 1              Esposito scores off a loose ball in the box off of a cross on the

                                   left post

 

 

 

Monday, April 21, 2003

 

Today was our last game and our best game. We had a very spirited competition and both teams played well. We won the game in the final two minutes but more importantly we started to see some earlier lessons learned come through in this game. We had much more urgency in our attacking attitude. We possessed the ball much better. We defended much tougher and much harder.

 We had a wonderful reception afterward where both teams mingled and shared gifts. It was a great experience.

 

Game 5 vs. U17  Irish National Team

 

Region 1 – 2/Ireland – 1

 

Starting Lineup:

 

                                                McAdam

 

Dane                            Shaner              Cross               Schneck

 

Scifo                            Sample             Esposito           Moros

 

                                    Krankowski     DiMartino

 

Substitutions:

Bruso for Dane                         45 minute mark

Dane for Scifo                                      45 minute mark

Joyner for Krankowski             45 minute mark

Starr for McAdam                                45 minute mark

 

Weber for Esposito                              60 minute mark

 

Tomko for Dane                                   70 minute mark

 

Summary:

                        Region 1                                               Ireland

                                    1st H     2nd H    Total                            1st H     2nd H    Total

Shots                            5          12        17                                1          4          5

Scoring Opps               3          8          11                                1          1          2

Corners                        1          7          8                                  0          3          3

Saves                           1          1          2                                  3          6          9

Fouls                            2          10        12                                8          3          11

Offsides                        3          3          6                                  0          0          0

 

Scoring:

17:52   Reg. 1              Sample – Penalty Kick

25:09   Ireland              Give away on a pass back to the keeper, knocked home

88:28   Reg. 1              DiMartino on a cross from the left side, hit over and behind

                                   the keeper by Shaner and volleyed in