MRYSL Destiny Defeats GPYSC Fusion at Big Lagoon School on May 6th, 2007 (U17G)

by Anna Bernard

The scenic ocean view and majestic redwood forests that surround the soccer field at Big Lagoon School certainly make this a perfect Humboldt County setting. Although high winds were felt along the Pacific Coast on Sunday, the ancient giants shielded the playing field and along with the sunny skies, made this a perfect day for a soccer game. The visiting team, GPYSC Fusion, arrived from Grant’s Pass ready for play, as did the MRYSL Destiny.

Early in the first half of the game Baily Davey sent a perfect pass in front of the net to Tara Boynton who scored the first goal. Tara repeated her performance with a second goal soon afterwards. Next to score was Sydney Gellner when Destiny moved into the Fusion end. The Destiny defenders protected their goal and the Fusion was unable to score during the first half of the game. Lynnae McCarthy, Sazi Bhakti and Annika Satter displayed speed and performance in ball handling skills. The Destiny passing was accurate and they maintained good control of the ball. The score was 3-0 for the Destiny at the half.

The first goal in the second half was scored by Sydney Gellner who made a beautiful long shot into the goal when the Fusion goalie was trying to get back into position. The Fusion retaliated with a one-on-one shot against the Destiny goalie which resulted in the Fusion’s first goal of the game. With the score at 4-1, the Fusion was able to cash in on a Penalty Kick that hit the upper goal bar and went into the net, bringing the score to 4-2. Next to score was Destiny’s Hannah Garrett with an unassisted high shot past the Fusion goalie. Tara got a third goal after some fancy footwork in the box for a hat trick. Hannah scored a second goal bringing the score to 7-2. The last goal by Sydney Gellner was off a corner kick delivered by Baily Davey. Sydney’s hat trick brought the final score to 8-2 for the Destiny.

The Destiny has won 5 games and tied 1 game, for an undefeated season so far. Destiny’s defense has only allowed a total of 4 goals, in the 6 games played in the Southern Oregon Classic Spring 2007 League (www.SOCL.info). In three of these games, the opposition was unable to score a single goal against the Destiny’s solid defense. The 4 remaining Destiny games will be played on the road, in the Medford area, over next three weekends.