My son plays on a 25 team so I watched the game as his team was between games. Very competitive. A key play in the game occurred with maybe 5 mins to play and score tied 5 5. Hawks middie was attempting to clear and was pretty obviously tripped from behind and flew in the air thereby losing the ball. The ref was way out of position and did not throw the flag. Express scooped the ball and immediately scored on a fast break as the Hawks middie remained on the ground and was out of the play. Would have been interesting to see outcome had ref made the call sending Hawks on 1 minute EMO. Had they scored chances are Express would have won the face off and been under pressure to score with short time from a set.
What was cool to see was the camaraderie between Express parents and Hawks parents who agreed it was an obvious trip with each side showing support for the Hawks middle and recognizing the quick play of Express attack. Not what you see on this board but a positive reflection of parents from both clubs.
Again, a really well played game from 2 strong and well coached teams.
I also watched in between my son's games. Another key play was when a Hawks player (middie I think) broke his stick on a check while on D and had to run off. Express took advantage of the 6 on 5 as a good team would and scored. I didn't see it all, but the teams seemed pretty even and they have to be top favorites for a rematch in July.[/quote]
Great stealth try there Hawks everyone is fooled with your trickery. Wait until you lose to Madlax, Crabs and maybe Looneys. That is when the panic sets in![/quote]
You've seen the East list right? Crabs and Looneys are no where on it.
