Vargo; Kutscher, Gasparovic, Kufen, Winters; Hasson, Hasson; Baguet, Gauss, Pcholinski; Stinner
Substitutes: Reed, Lacock, Lee, Degerolamo, Klein, Nickel
0-1 Some Guy (20)
1-1 S. Hasson (31)
2-1 S. Hasson (38)
3-1 Gauss (55)
Donning their new home kits (cheers to Tyler Lacock) and lining up in a new formation, West Mifflin Football Club took the field Sunday against Sporting Club of Pittsburgh at Borland Field. Having been screwed out of the use of their regular home field by a bunch of 9 year olds that have no business playing on field turf, the Blues had to make due on the petrified Borland pitch. West Mifflin kicked off with six subs this week against a Sporting Club side that had zero subs until 10 or so minutes into the second half. It's safe to say that the extra manpower paid dividends. Before the game the referee did WMFC a solid (the only one he would give them all game) and took a picture of the squad in their new kits. They look a classy bunch, no?
Despite really good pressure by the Blues, Sporting Club took the lead on 20 minutes. A free kick was given out on Vargo’s right for something that probably wasn't even remotely close to a foul - for Sporting Club has to be the biggest bunch of divers I've witnessed in seven years of playing in the GPSL. EDIT: It wasn't a free kick at all.It was a throw-in. Doesn't change the fact that they Michael Phelps'd it all game. I digress. A bullet of a cross was sent in, leaving the defense and Vargo slightly confused as to what to do. Vargo started for it and then stopped after recognizing the swiftness of the ball. A WMFC defender tried to challenge but it was too late. Some Guy got his head to it and just flicked it at the correct angle past the keeper and into the side of the net to make it 1-0.
Eleven minutes later, the genius of Managing Director Bob Stinner (and only the genius of Managing Director Bob Stinner and not someone else's such as Mike Hasson), shone through again as all of his hard scouting, recruiting, contract negotiation and player development work came to the fore when new boy Sean Hasson leveled the scoreline. According to Matthew Alan:
The referee was really inconsistent when he made calls. There was one incident when Pcholinski had the ball along the sideline and the speedy little turd kid clipped the back of his leg and took the ball. It was a clear foul and the ref was no more than five yards away but didn't make the call. Then Pcholinski caught back up to him and plucked the ball out from the goons legs, causing him to fall over and the ref blew the whistle for a foul. Terrible.
On an unrelated note, Baguet slapped a guy in the nuts...and then joked about it at halftime.
Anyway, at some point after Hasson leveled the score, WMFC took the lead off of the same man's boot - or head - I don't remember. In what was one of the prettiest uses of the ball I've seen in a long time, Pcholinski, Mike Hasson and Gauss created the chance for Sean Hasson. Pcholinski received the ball on the left side with Mike out on his left, just even with the defenses back line. Pcholinski, who often tries stupid goober moves that fail miserably, sent a perfectly placed chip over what looked like three blue-clad defenders, right onto Hasson's foot. Hasson then played Gauss breaking through the middle of the defense who collected and released a shot that also deflected off the keeper. Sean Hasson was perfectly positioned again and slid the ball into the net. It really was Barcelona-esque and it gave the Blues (who were wearing white) a 2-1 lead going into the half.
The second half saw some more dodgy refereeing and an incident between the Sporting goalkeeper and Steve Gauss. But before all of that, Gauss put the Blues up 3-1 from a corner kick - I think (I say I think because let's face it, we are nearly completely useless when it comes to set pieces). Whatever the circumstances, the ball was played so high that everyone that was in the box stopped to watch it sail over. Everyone that is, except Steve Gauss who leaped so high his head looked like it was above the crossbar and face/headed the ball into the top corner, prompting Reed to bellow:
Reed subsequently got hit in the nuts with the ball...or something to that effect.
That did it for the scoring but not the action. Once West Mifflin went up 3-1 Sporting had to press to score. It looked like Sporting only kept three back in defense which allowed WMFC almost unchallenged access to the Sporting goal. Kutscher made a run from beyond midfield and had a shot on goal. Stinner, who never, EVER, heads the ball for any reason whatever, sent a gorgeous looping header on target that nearly beat the keeper. Just as with the headed goal he scored last season, the entire park was stunned.
Later, the Sporting keeper pulled a Ken Spalding and tried to dribble up the field with his team down two goals, promptly lost it to Gauss who lost a boot in the proces. The ref gave a free kick because the keeper was a twat. The keeper, realizing that he was being a twat, threw Gauss's shoe away from the area of play -buying time for him to run the 45 yards back to his net. Whatever. He's GAAARBBAAAAAGGGGEEEE!
This may go down as the single best team performance in WMFC's history. Every player played a good game. Chris Nickel had a hell of a game, getting stuck right the fuck in on the one guy that scores like six goals a game. Tom Klein had a markedly improved game this week compared to the first game. His passes were crisp and his vision was outstanding. Tyler Lacock played a good game as well - plucking the ball from tired Sporting wingers on several occasions. It was a really good game for the entire squad. Hopefully, the boys can carry that over to practice this week and the game (which is now at 6:00p) Sunday. They should also let Bob Stinner know if they'll be at practice and the game immediately, if they haven't done so already. Finally, the 4-2-3-1 was pure genius.
EDIT: Vargo made some ridiculous saves as well. That's all.
Hope to see you there!
I'm a huge spunkguzzler. Daveon brought the ball up the middle and fed Gauss who took the ball out to the corner. His first attempt at a cross was blocked but he stayed strong on the ball, regained his composure and sent his next attempt into the area. Daveon controlled the cross and put a shot on net. The shot, however, was right at the keeper and it deflected off of him and into the path of Sean - an outstanding signing by our Manager, Bob Stinner. The whole game was really a testament to his supreme, 'polymathic' personality. He is the greatest and I am the worst.
The referee was really inconsistent when he made calls. There was one incident when Pcholinski had the ball along the sideline and the speedy little turd kid clipped the back of his leg and took the ball. It was a clear foul and the ref was no more than five yards away but didn't make the call. Then Pcholinski caught back up to him and plucked the ball out from the goons legs, causing him to fall over and the ref blew the whistle for a foul. Terrible.
On an unrelated note, Baguet slapped a guy in the nuts...and then joked about it at halftime.
Anyway, at some point after Hasson leveled the score, WMFC took the lead off of the same man's boot - or head - I don't remember. In what was one of the prettiest uses of the ball I've seen in a long time, Pcholinski, Mike Hasson and Gauss created the chance for Sean Hasson. Pcholinski received the ball on the left side with Mike out on his left, just even with the defenses back line. Pcholinski, who often tries stupid goober moves that fail miserably, sent a perfectly placed chip over what looked like three blue-clad defenders, right onto Hasson's foot. Hasson then played Gauss breaking through the middle of the defense who collected and released a shot that also deflected off the keeper. Sean Hasson was perfectly positioned again and slid the ball into the net. It really was Barcelona-esque and it gave the Blues (who were wearing white) a 2-1 lead going into the half.
The second half saw some more dodgy refereeing and an incident between the Sporting goalkeeper and Steve Gauss. But before all of that, Gauss put the Blues up 3-1 from a corner kick - I think (I say I think because let's face it, we are nearly completely useless when it comes to set pieces). Whatever the circumstances, the ball was played so high that everyone that was in the box stopped to watch it sail over. Everyone that is, except Steve Gauss who leaped so high his head looked like it was above the crossbar and face/headed the ball into the top corner, prompting Reed to bellow:
Aoooohhhhhhhhhh!! He's white! And I still use jokes from the mid-90's!
Reed subsequently got hit in the nuts with the ball...or something to that effect.
That did it for the scoring but not the action. Once West Mifflin went up 3-1 Sporting had to press to score. It looked like Sporting only kept three back in defense which allowed WMFC almost unchallenged access to the Sporting goal. Kutscher made a run from beyond midfield and had a shot on goal. Stinner, who never, EVER, heads the ball for any reason whatever, sent a gorgeous looping header on target that nearly beat the keeper. Just as with the headed goal he scored last season, the entire park was stunned.
Later, the Sporting keeper pulled a Ken Spalding and tried to dribble up the field with his team down two goals, promptly lost it to Gauss who lost a boot in the proces. The ref gave a free kick because the keeper was a twat. The keeper, realizing that he was being a twat, threw Gauss's shoe away from the area of play -buying time for him to run the 45 yards back to his net. Whatever. He's GAAARBBAAAAAGGGGEEEE!
This may go down as the single best team performance in WMFC's history. Every player played a good game. Chris Nickel had a hell of a game, getting stuck right the fuck in on the one guy that scores like six goals a game. Tom Klein had a markedly improved game this week compared to the first game. His passes were crisp and his vision was outstanding. Tyler Lacock played a good game as well - plucking the ball from tired Sporting wingers on several occasions. It was a really good game for the entire squad. Hopefully, the boys can carry that over to practice this week and the game (which is now at 6:00p) Sunday. They should also let Bob Stinner know if they'll be at practice and the game immediately, if they haven't done so already. Finally, the 4-2-3-1 was pure genius.
EDIT: Vargo made some ridiculous saves as well. That's all.
Hope to see you there!
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