Monday, May 17, 2004
Spring 2004 Playoff first round
Brooke Bergenfeld twice successfully played “Beat The Clock” and enabled the Scotch Plains U11 Girls soccer team the Gold Rush to keep their championship hopes alive Saturday at windy, damp Evergreen Field in Scotch Plains. After scoring to tie the game
just before the end of the first half Bergenfeld avoided the tenseness of a penalty kick shootout scoring seconds before the second sudden death overtime period would have ended and giving her team a 2-1 victory over the Pink Flamingos.
On a day when the game seemed unlikely to be played, the rain that was supposed to come fell sporadically but a cool wind played havoc with any ball in the air.
Trying to bounce back from their first defeat. the Gold Rush , as has been their habit, gave up the first goal of the game as Lauren Buckley converted on a breakaway.
With time almost gone in the first half Bergenfeld took a pass from Sarah Lazarus and overpowered the defense with a high hard shot to tie it.
Each team had excellent chances to win the game in the second half. Especially dangerous was Lauren Burk’s corner kicks for the Pink Flamingos but the defense led by
goalie Eve Rosenheck and fullback Jessica Moore kept the score tied. Of special mention was the play of midfielder Amanda Rodriguez who seemed to be everywhere, creating chances on offense and hustling back to help the defense.
With the dreaded penalty kick shootout on the horizon Bergenfield took a pass from Lazarus , dribbled around two defenders and hit a low swerving low shot could not be handled by the goalie..
Rosenheck and Moore shared time in the goal. The defense of Margie Diaz, Delaney Reimers, Priya Kamdar, Sara Payne, Melina Gaglias, Chloe Thomas and Moore fought valiantly against the strong Flamingo’s attack.. Allison Staniec, Emma Rosen, and Kristina Palazzolo worked hard in the midfield and on offense. Bergenfeld has now scored goals in five straight games and has seven of her team’s nine goals. None were bigger than Saturday.
The Gold Rush faces a rematch with the Yellow Tigers in a semifinal playoff match, Saturday.
just before the end of the first half Bergenfeld avoided the tenseness of a penalty kick shootout scoring seconds before the second sudden death overtime period would have ended and giving her team a 2-1 victory over the Pink Flamingos.
On a day when the game seemed unlikely to be played, the rain that was supposed to come fell sporadically but a cool wind played havoc with any ball in the air.
Trying to bounce back from their first defeat. the Gold Rush , as has been their habit, gave up the first goal of the game as Lauren Buckley converted on a breakaway.
With time almost gone in the first half Bergenfeld took a pass from Sarah Lazarus and overpowered the defense with a high hard shot to tie it.
Each team had excellent chances to win the game in the second half. Especially dangerous was Lauren Burk’s corner kicks for the Pink Flamingos but the defense led by
goalie Eve Rosenheck and fullback Jessica Moore kept the score tied. Of special mention was the play of midfielder Amanda Rodriguez who seemed to be everywhere, creating chances on offense and hustling back to help the defense.
With the dreaded penalty kick shootout on the horizon Bergenfield took a pass from Lazarus , dribbled around two defenders and hit a low swerving low shot could not be handled by the goalie..
Rosenheck and Moore shared time in the goal. The defense of Margie Diaz, Delaney Reimers, Priya Kamdar, Sara Payne, Melina Gaglias, Chloe Thomas and Moore fought valiantly against the strong Flamingo’s attack.. Allison Staniec, Emma Rosen, and Kristina Palazzolo worked hard in the midfield and on offense. Bergenfeld has now scored goals in five straight games and has seven of her team’s nine goals. None were bigger than Saturday.
The Gold Rush faces a rematch with the Yellow Tigers in a semifinal playoff match, Saturday.
# posted by David Lazarus @ 9:19 PM 
