The New Canaan Soccer Girls U10 Red Team Extinguish the Flames

The New Canaan Soccer Girls U10 Red Team got their first victory of the season when they defeated the Greenwich Flames on Sunday. The game took place in New Canaan on a chilly, overcast day.

The Red Team came out strong in the first half by controlling possession of the ball and pressuring the Greenwich defense. All the action was in the Greenwich end when Ava Gizzie blasted an unstoppable shot to put the Red Team on the board with a 1-0 lead. Nola Kammerer was tending the goal and with the help of a tight defense held the Greenwich team to a scoreless first half.

As the second half opened, New Canaan continued their offensive pressure by cycling the ball well through teamwork and precision passing. It was exactly these skills that led to the Red Team’s second goal of the game. New Canaan added to their tally when Ellie Gallois received a beautiful crossing pass in the box from Ava Gizzie, and buried it into the back of the net.

With the score 2-0 and time running down, the Red Team added an additional insurance goal when Kate Caione scored on a breakaway that took her from her defensive position all the way to the Greenwich goal. She punctuated the run with a perfectly positioned shot to beat the Greenwich goalie and send the score to 3-0.

New Canaan’s strong defense held back the Greenwich attacks and Natalie Owsley was perfect, as the second half goalie, blanking the Greenwich team. As the final whistle blew, the shutout was complete and New Canaan went on to a 3-0 victory.

Picture: Ava Gizzie moves the ball past a Greenwich defender.