Daughter's team came from behind at 2-1 to win. They were losing with 30 minutes left and she had a big goal line clearance to keep it 2-1. Ref called a pk that we scored with 12 minutes left to tie it up. Then, we had a freshman hit a shot from outside the box off the crossbar and down into the goal with 20 seconds left to win the game 3-2.

Regional champs and moving on to the State Semifinals.

Wish I could say the same... we ran out of time and lost 2-4 against Lake Creek.

We went down 0-2 in the first 20 and I was scared it was over, but we battled back to make it 2-2. Then they had one of those annoying corners where we defended the initial attack and then the ball just seemed to bounce around forever until one of them poked it in. 2-3 at half.

There was a big wind and we got it at our back the second half. We had lots of chances and just couldn't get it in. My daughter had a good run and chance that the goalie just punched out for a corner.

Then with less than 10 mins left they got a PK, which I thought was crap. Our girl came from behind and the side a bit on the tackle but got ball. They scored and went up 2-4. I was not a fan of making that call in a close regional championship. It effectively ended the game when it should have been an exciting finish.

This one stung because we felt like on an given day we could beat that team. They were very good but we went toe to toe with them. Tough way to end. (It will always be a 2-3 loss in my mind.)

One side note: The field we played at was odd. The previous three rounds, like our home field, had the goal at the end of the endzone, a 120 yd field, so the goal crossbar is directly under the field goal bar. This field (despite having TONS of room behind each endzone) has the goals in the middle of the endzone, so a 110 yard field. This was annoying because the goal line was a thin black like that was not easy to see that went directly through the middle of the endzone and the writing in the endzone. Numerous times girls from both teams would make runs and just dribble out of bound thinking the thick white line at the end was the goal line. Though minor, it was a frustrating wrinkle for a regional final.

We are Georgetown-bound!!!!

Sunnyvale lost 3-1 this afternoon. It was an amazing season. They just couldn't get it done today. Wimberley wasn't too overwhelming but they were really big across all 3 levels and especially at GK.

I'm super proud of her and the team.

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Daughter went to the 4a final today going for her friends at Salado. Lost 2-1 in a heartbreaker. An own goal and apparently a blown handball call in the last minute. And they showed it on the big screen which made it worse.

Salado has won senior though. They are going to dominate next year.


Edit to add- the handball was closer than it was described to me. Feet in the box which obviously doesn't matter but hand was very close to the line. It was an inch or two either way.

Own goal was a great cross and not the fault of the defender. Freshman goalie who is a phenomenal talentcould have had the cross but it would have been a veteran play. Ball hit the defender as momentum took them all into the goal. Tough play.

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I was at the game. It was a brutal way to end the game. Handball was clearly 3 yards inside the penalty box and the player cleared the ball while still in the box when the ref called the hand ball but said she was 1 yard outside of the box.

The cross was a thing of beauty. The goalie had to make a split second decision and it was an own goal. You tell that defender was trying to turn her leg to clear it but her momentum had her going into the net.

Sad that there had to be a loser because both teams played their hearts out.