Donavan's Soccer News

Because of the holidays, the Strikers will not have practice for the next two weeks. The regular practice schedule will resume on the 17th of April.

Rocky Point teams went 3 - 3 today with the Strikers, United, and Eagles all claiming victories. Here’s a summary of the day’s action:

I just got the phone call. The FJC fields are playable. All home matches will by played as scheduled. The first match kicks off at 12:30, the Strikers vs. Sag Harbor. The full schedule is on the RP Soccer News page.

If anything changes before 11 am, I’ll post an update here. After 11 am, I’ll already be up at the field. I can update the @rpsoccernews Twitter feed from there, so keep an eye on that if you want “live from the ground updates.” The updates also go to the Donavan’s Soccer News Facebook page.

Try to stay dry!

Last Saturday’s matches for the Rebels and the Eagles were rescheduled. I’ve updated the team pages to reflect the change. A summary of last weekends action and a preview of the matches for this coming Saturday is on the Rocky Point Soccer News page.

For the boys, the Strikers and the Flash collected opening day wins in league competition. The Renegades won their match. I’ve heard that the Rebels didn’t play today and I don’t have the final score for the Eagles.

Here’s a summary of today’s action:

Matches on Saturday, 24 March 2012

Today’s schedule is on the Rocky Point Soccer News page. Also I’ve put up next week’s schedule just below it. I’ll update the scores as I get them. I’ll also put up the league tables once the results are in for each division. I’ll have all the tables up by Monday. Good luck everyone!

The Strikers maintain their winning streak against the Express with a 2-1 win today in Center Moriches.

All the Strikers’s goals came in the first half. The first goal was a combination between Joe D. and John F. Joe D. dribbled the ball passed the defense and then kicked a hard ball that was deflected by the Express goalkeeper. John F. darted in and drove the ball home.

The second goal came with a breakaway by James C. who dribbled all the way into the box and snuck the ball by the keeper.

Trevor H., the Striker goalkeeper, made four saves in the match including a key save in the second half when the Striker defense got into trouble trying to clear the ball.

The loan goal for the Express came off a penalty kick.

The last few minutes of the match were tense with the Express trying desperately to get an equalizer.

On the whole the Strikers looked good, but they need to improve their passing and ball handling skills. The Strikers had eight additional opportunities to score, but timing of kicks and hitting the target are still something they need to work on. When they start connecting solidly in front of the net, they will be an unstoppable force in the U9 P Division.

The Strikers kickoff today against Center Moriches. The Express will host at a different field than the last match, at Clayton Huey Elementary Schook at 511 Main Street in Center Moriches.

The Strikers won both matches against the Express in the fall; a narrow 1-nil meeting in October and then a 3-nil drubbing in November, a win that allow the Strikers to clinch second place in the Division. The Express finished fourth last fall.

With the Strikers coming off a (closer than it sounds) 2-nil defeat meted out by the Bayport Surfers last week, they’ll be looking to bounce back.

Kick-off for today’s match is 9 am.

The Strikers played 49 and a half minutes of wonderful soccer. The Surfers snuck it by our defense twice, but we made them work hard.

Next week the Strikers take on Center Moriches Express on the road. Kick-off for that match is 9am.