As always it was a pleasure to host the teams from ISSH and Nagoya. Thank you for making the long trip down.
Some of the results may have been disappointing for the Sabers, but as always our teams played with great spirit and will be much stronger for the experience. Of the 30 SOIS players in our three teams, only 7 were in middle school soccer last year, so the tournament was always going to represent quite a challenge. Considering a quarter of the A team, half the B team and the whole C team had no more than two weeks' experience with soccer, they played incredibly well and with a lot of heart. Highlights for the Sabers include the A team's great comeback from 3-0 down against ISSH, the close games between the B team's really close games with CA A and NIS A, and the C team's win over NIS B. Coach Rumble and I are really proud of the whole squad.
SOIS A SOIS A 0 - 0 CA B SOIS A 3 - 3 ISSH A Goals: Anna, Dohee, Fred SOIS A 4 - 0 NIS B Goals: Dohee (2), Anna, Mia Semifinal SOIS A 1 - 3 CA A Goals: Fred 3/4 place SOIS A 1 - 6 ISSH A | SOIS B SOIS B 0 - 1 CA A SOIS B 1 - 1 SOIS C Goals: Saki SOIS B 0 - 1 NIS A 5/6 place SOIS B 0 - 3 CA B | SOIS C SOIS C 1 - 1 SOIS B Goals: Natsuki SOIS C 1 - 4 NIS A Goals: Natsuki SOIS C 0 - 11 CA A 7/8 place SOIS C 1 - 0 NIS B |