Rochester Pride - RSC Lightning '96

After a promising start and a very strong first half, Thunder surrendered a goal with 5 seconds left in the half and never seemed to recover. The entire second half was spend ball chasing and showed very little of the control & communication that is normally demonstrated by this team. Opponents were being left unmarked in our defensive third of the field and we were not doing a good job at all of switching the field and moving the ball. We will work on those things this week. On the bright side, Olivia Kramer scored her first goal of the season on a lovely job of framing the goal. Great job Olivia. This was early in the match (19th min) and look as if it could have been the start of a rout. That did not happen but we must learn to take advantage of such opportunities, team. The bit that surprises & puzzles me the most here it that all season long it has been a strong character trait of this team that we never stop, never quit, and never give up. Yet, today for the first time this season, even with the lead, that trait didn’t shine through. It’s not the loss that bothers me. It’s the manner of play which led to the loss. For now, I’ll choose to chalk it up to a bump in the road and expect that it won’t happen again. Next match is another night match at the World Cup Field at Bordon. Let’s work hard this week and show up with the determination of the REAL Thunder ’90.