Andalusia United back from tourney
Published 12:00 am Friday, October 3, 2003
The Andalusia United competed in the Lower Alabama Soccer Invitational in Enterprise on Sept. 6. Andalusia United placed second in the U12 – U13 division. The other teams competing in the division included Tallahassee United, Dothan Shockers and Troy Dragons.
Andalusia United travels to Enterprise this weekend for a play date in the Lower Alabama Soccer League.
Tallahassee
Defeats Andalusia
Taking the field in the first half were Lee Mills, Armon Momenpour, Blake Jackson, Mitchell Clark, Rhett Riley, Zachary Morgan, Marcus Ingram, Joshua "Rizzo", Gillis Jones, Daniel Bonds and Lee Mills as goalkeeper. Andalusia lost the coin toss and Tallahassee took the kick-off.
Andalusia United had several shots on goal in the first half but could not get it past Tallahassee's goalkeeper.
Tallahassee's footwork and speed allowed their forwards to penetrate the defense and gain three goals in the first half. Lee Mills made several big saves on goal as Tallahassee penetrated the Andalusia defense and had three additional shots on goal.
In the second half, Andalusia penetrated the Tallahassee midfielders and defenders to have two shots on goal. The defense held the Tallahassee team to only two goals in the second half.
The coaches were pleased with the effort the Andalusia players put forth in playing a well coached Tallahassee team. The Tallahassee team was well disciplined and had excellent passing skills.
Andalusia Shuts Out Troy Dragons
Taking the field in the first half included Marcus Ingram, Zachary Morgan, Rhett Riley, Mitchell Clark, Nicholas Lawson, Armon Momenpour, Joshua Rizzo, Daniel Bonds, Lee Mills, Blake Jackson, and Caleb Dierksheide.
The Andalusia team played an excellent game scoring four goals in the first half. The goals were scored by Zachary Morgan (2), Marcus Ingram (1) and Lee Mills (1).
The team did an excellent job in passing the ball and finding open players. It was a team effort in scoring the goals. The midfielders, wings and defenders only allowed the Troy Dragons to penetrate into Andalusia's half of the field twice in the first half. The defenders quickly tackled the Troy Dragons, won the ball and sent it to the forwards to move the ball into Dragon territory. Substituting for Mitchell Clark and Nicholas Lawson in the first half was Evan Brooks and Tally Morrow.
In the second half, Andalusia United scored three more goals. Marcus Ingram, Blake Jackson and Zachary Morgan had one goal each in the second half.
The player of the game goes to Lee Mills for his awesome defense and his goal from the midfield stripe.