President's Cup Week 3

Week 3 found the Quest girls taking on Houston Express in a very exciting match. We were a little low on numbers as we took the field with 13 players, but the low number did not reduce the amount of excitement. The match was back and forth until the 14th min when Jordan lined up a free-kick after a foul about 25 yards out. It was a very nice shot as the ball would sail over the Express keeper and into the back of the net. The Quest defense was solid, led by sweeper Lizzy, outside backs Elyssa and Nikki. The midfield would move the ball well as Quest would push the pace throughout the first half of play; holding mids Carlee, Jordan and Haleigh were there to destroy every attack before it would get started. While outside and attacking mids Christina, Erin Y, Brittney, Erin W and Brittani would control the ball and keep the Express defense on their toes. Striker Analise made so many attaching runs that the Express defense could not keep up with her, which led to a great through ball in the 45th min past the defenders and left Erin W wide open with the keeper. Erin would make a nice little touch sliding the ball past the keeper and into the back of the net just before the end of the first half.

The second half would open with Express finding some new life and a lot of pressure. In the 11th min, the Quest defense would concede their first goal during play for the tournament after a strong buildup by the Express attack. With the lead cut in half and Express pushing the pace Quest goalkeeper Elyssabeth would make several very nice saves to keep Quest in the lead. However, after a minimal contact foul in the 34th min Express would even the match on a 20 yard shot. The final 10 min of the match would not disappoint as both team would push for the tie-breaker but in the end the match would end in a 2-2 draw.