Iolani Girls JV Soccer - Black vs Red

I always look forward to the Iolani v Iolani games. I've seen quite a few in soccer, volleyball, and basketball - they all had a few things in common.

1. Good clean play.
2. Intensity.
3. Obvious friendships before and after the competition.
   

After watching both these teams in previous games, I felt that the black team had the stronger lineup. Both teams had played the Punahou Gold team with different results. The Black team had actually outplayed the Puns by quite a bit, but failed in the scoring department and lost a heartbreaker 1-0. The Red team was overmatched by the Puns and lost 4-0. So, what would happen when these two met?

It started out well enough for the Reds, as they immediately took control and pressed the action. But, after the Blacks bent, but didn't break, it was pretty much a day for the Black team.

The final score of 5-0 tells the story. Goals were scored by Nicole Endo, Erin Park, another by Nicole Endo, Elissa Minamishin and Emily Ishikawa. Erin's goal was directly off a corner kick when she curved it in, untouched. I've only seen a few goals like that and I've seen quite a few soccer games! Super shot, Erin!

Photographically, I had to deal with the Ala Wai shadows as in the previous day. They seemed to come earlier and be darker than yesterday. I was probably just dreading their arrival. Still, there are a bunch of nice photos. If you'd like to see them, please click here.

Today, I am planning on covering the Intermediate football game vs. Damien. Then it's off to the pasta feed for the cross-country teams in preparation for the big races tomorrow. The Iolani XC Invitational at Kualoa is a huge event, attracting many mainland teams, ILH teams and OIA teams. First race is at 12:30pm!