Sooke 0 Chaos 2

It took us a while to find our shooting boots, but two excellent second-half goals - one each from Maggie and Mara - were enough to defeat a stubborn Sooke side. We certainly had plenty of opportunities in the second-half to ensure the scoreline was a better reflection of our territorial advantage, but a combination of good goalkeeping and poor finishing means only two goals for the Chaos.

I was pleased with the overall conditions of the fields at Fred Milne - they certainly were in better shape than advertised - but I was frustrated by the size of the goals. Not sure what the point of having non-standard goals is, but I will enjoy when other clubs pay more attention to field and goal standards. Soccer must be the only sport that goal sizes are subjective! Salt Spring, Sooke, Juan de Fuca - all of them with interesting interpretations of what a mid-size goal is! Oh well, rant over.

We played some nice stuff at times today, but overall there was one too many misplaced passes and poor touches for my liking (and Doug!). Not sure if it was the jet-lag from the long drive or a bumpier field, but we just didnt seem to be in "the zone" (thanks to Jadyn's Dad for that one!). Or perhaps we couldn't get going when your first half is missing the last ten minutes! Twenty-one minutes, twenty-six minutes, what is it with referee's watches? Or is the length of games also up for debate? Sorry, I'm ranting again...

Our second half was much improved. It actually helped us playing up the slope beacuse our passes stopped running off the field field of play. Maggie's quick turn and blast off the crossbar and in was very nice while Mara's long-range effort was a bullet. It was the least our play deserved. And I dont recall Sooke getting a shot on goal - also very nice.

Next up is a Gorge team I rate very highly. We beat them at Hampton back in September, but they were VERY combatative and had two or three players who, under their excellent coach, I expect will have improved no end.