In the first ever State play­off game for a Coquille soc­cer team, their oppo­nents scored 5. The first half was notable in that both teams played air ball and bunch ball (keep­ing to the mid­dle) and had an almost non exis­tent pass­ing game ( hard to pass when every­one is stand­ing in the same place, or when the ball is way up in the air).

If the team is play­ing a sweeper, it was hard to tell ’cause the goalie was pulled out of the box more than once which allowed the other team to score. Towards the end there was some sem­blance of an under­stand­ing about set­ting up and exe­cut­ing plays although the Dev­ils did not score in the sec­ond half.

Nev­er­the­less, I was glad to be there to watch them and can see that there is some real tal­ent on the team and pos­i­tively a lot of heart. They have come a long way from obscu­rity and if they con­sis­tently had a decent field to play on they will do really well.

Any­way, I am proud of them.… Go Devils!