CRU 3 – Stoney Point 1
Two goals and a cloud of dust, Andy celebrates his birthday and our victory.
Cameron Road 3, Stoney Point 1. As I write this after a big pasta dinner, a beer or four, and a giant bowl of Dutch chocolate ice cream it still sounds sweet. Wearing our always effective alternate ARM jerseys, Cameron Road finally produced a winning performance this afternoon against a pesky Stoney Point squad.
I’m not sure if we were simply fed up of losing, or just continued to play well and got the brakes today, but it was sure sweet to celebrate a win instead of being frustrated by another “good performance.”
The game got underway very quickly when our Hillary Clintonesque referee decided to start the game when pretty much nobody was ready. I don’t even think we had time to get into proper positions with the quick start, but away we went, hoping to bring a swagger to our play and turn our current run of form. Just as luck would have it, we got a break early in the game off of a corner kick. The ball bounced around in the box and found Luke’s left foot just in time for him to skim a shot on his weaker foot past the keeper. We were up a goal early and everyone could feel the momentum creeping our way.
Stoney Point were much younger, and much more the fragile of the sides… but Hillary was having none of their wining and diving. They got several cards for either faking injury or talking back to her, which only fueled our fire.
We escaped the first half with a 1-0 lead, but could have lost a crucial player to injury when Ciro went down with an obviously severe knee injury. He had to be carried off the pitch by his teammates; let’s hope it’s not as serious as it looked because he has been a vital member to our back line all season long. We’re all pulling for a speedy recovery Ciro!
Look, it's an action shot! (thanks Jude)
Feeling ambitious with our 1-0 lead, the second half started with a quick move down the left flank from Andy. You could tell that he was feeling frisky, maybe from his recent marital bliss, or maybe bullied by the fact that it was his birthday… whatever the case, as we would soon find out, he was surely in the mood. Another good spell in the Stoney Point box ended with Andy thumping home a thunderous strike and doubling our lead. Where did that shot come from? It was a beauty. And to top off his birthday celebration, someone played in a nifty pass to me inside the box and I patiently slid the ball to Andy who was coming from the left – he did the exact same thing as before and smashed it home! We were flying high and off to a 3-0 victory.
Stoney Point would not just lay down and die though, they were skilled and fought to pull a goal back, although it certainly looked like they played the ball after it was out of bounds on the back line. For the final 15 minutes or so, Cameron Road defended as a team with Onome, BT, Chris, and Crosley beating back the attacks, and Jay making some truly fantastic saves.
Final score, CRU 3 Stoney Point 1. It sure feels good.
Hope to see everyone at next week’s final game of the season, especially since it’s going to be John Ammerman’s last game. I hate to even think about it because he’s been the midfield rock for so many years, but the least we can do is send him out on a high.
Man-of-the-Match: Birthday boy Andy and his second half two goal assault earns him MOTM honors and a spot atop the goal scoring leaderboard. Nice job Neely, you’ve tamed the beast and given him a new scoring touch!
6 Comments to “CRU 3 – Stoney Point 1”
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Agreed, nice to have a victory!
Ciro,
I hope your injury is minor at most but please keep us in the loop so we know how you’re doing… Heal well!
-Chris
I second Chris’ sentiments. Ciro, let us know what’s going on and get better soon. Sorry to lose you, but we’re not going to let you disappear like Parks!
Congrats to Andy for a huge day! Those shots were absolute rips at a time when we absolutely needed them. I’m glad the Cameron road Sabbatical away from the back of the net has come to a close. It’s nice to sneak in a win here and there. One more and we’re right back where we were when I first showed up, dead even on wins losses and two ties for the Fall. next step is dominate in the Spring. Let’s get another win next week on Ammerman’s farewell game!
Ciro, see you at the Crown on Wednesday! Everybody else, let’s get back to work with another long workout.
BT
Yep, another 2.5 hour practice will do the trick. And this time, I’m not missing the post workout drunk fest.
Unfortunately my left ACL is out for good and I will be getting a piece of hamstring in its place sometime soon.
My knee is not working but I can still drink beer and yell at Cassio. I will be seeing you at the Crown on Wednesday!
Ciro
Maybe Marcus can donate a small portion of his hamstring so you can be reborn with sprinter speed…. on one side at least. Tough break Ciro, we will drink to a speedy recovery on Wednesday and wish you well with the rehab.
I’m sorry to hear about the ACL, Ciro, there will be small animal sacrifices on Wednesday for quick healing.
I was glad to see some Cameron Road swagger out there this Sunday. The Clark Field effect can into play and we finished Stoney Point off with some style. Let’s keep the mojo going with a strong practice and a Bacchulian thirst.