Yesterday we played Longwood in a preseason scrimmage. We won 2:0 by goals from Deli and Ross. Deli scored with a great turn after some confusion in the Longwood box and Ross hit a great 15 yard dropkick after Deli laid the ball with the head off.

Ronnie played the whole game. In the defense we had two signed players giving their first appearances this year. Henry joined the team, played 90 minutes and looked very strong out there. Maybe not as physical and fast as Trevor “The Truck” McEachron, but definitely with better feet. Kelvin looked solid as always. Overall our defensive line completed by Evan and me looked alright for that early in the season. In the second half Evan got replaced by Aziz (not sure about the spelling). Azis is from Guinea, but played several years in France. Very fast and played some nice long balls.

In the midfield Gerson played 90 minutes in the holding position. Also in midfield Burke, Ben, Fakundo, Rosi, Ross and Luke saw some action. Up top we played with Pat and Deli. Pats speed and Deli’s strength in the air looks like a good complement. Joey Worthen took the game off and ran a couple of laps instead, not risking any injury that early in the season.

We had a very good practice this morning and you can feel that the players, now that the first preseason game is over and more and more players join the team, get excited about the next couple of months.