Claudia and Angela finished their soccer seasons on the weekend. Angela’s team fared better this year, her team won the regular season and made it to the finals. Claudia’s team wasn’t as successful, going 1-8-2. There was a little imbalance in her league with two teams running up the scores each week.

Even though they were knocked out of the playoffs they continued to play “friendlys” during the remainder of the playoff schedule. The last couple of games Claudia was playing keeper. She played the second half of the final game.

Claudia has a great drop kick and can almost clear it to the mid-field.

Here she is making one of her few saves, she held them scoreless in the second half.

I keep suggesting she should play keeper, but she likes playing out. She scored three goals this season.

They lost the game 2-0, but it was close and still entertaining.

In the afternoon, Angela was playing in the finals.

Angela’s team went 9-1-1 through the regular season and then won their quarter and semi final games. The quarter final went to a shoot-out.

Angela enjoys playing defence, but a couple of times she played mid and even forward. She scored the first goal of her career this season.

Angela doing a throw in.

The other team took a first half lead and Angela’s team had their chances. They finally tied things up before the half was out.

Angela’s team kept pressing.

In the second half Angela played keeper. She got run over by an opposing player and she was down for bit.

She bounced back and took the kick.

Angela has a good drop kick as well.

There were a few close calls.

With about 2 minutes left and the score tied 1-1, Angela’s coaches switched goalies and put the first half goalie back in. In the event of a shoot-out it had to be the goalie on the field. Her team was awarded a penalty kick just outside the box and the keeper took it, she was able to get it through the crowd and it bounced in off of one of the opposing players in to the net for the lead.

Celebrating the goal.

About a minute later the ref blew the whistle to call time and Angela’s team had won the finals.

Angela had great coaches this year. His daughter is only 14, so will be in the same age grouping next year as Claudia, hopefully Claudia gets Angela’s coach.

Lining up for the final handshake.

Angela off to see a friend on the sideline.

Angela’s coach congratulating them on a terrific season and playoffs.

Angela with her coaches.

Posing with her trophy.

The girls posing for a team picture.

Posing for a goofy team photo.

Angela’s coach pouring water on a few of the girls.