Last weekend, the Bulls played their 2nd game against the 2nd place, Harbor United team. The first meeting was not a pleasant one for the Bulls, as we fared a mere 5:1 losing with 1 goal by Thad Barfield, and 5 goals against. Now, this was the first game of the season, and the Bulls had not yet, found their "horns" so to speak.
It's fair to assume that the Harbor United boys thought this 2nd matchup against the Bulls would be an easy win after their last victory against the team. I also believe they were surprised to see a newly seasoned Bulls Football Club last Saturday at Aviation Field. Full of not only our Veterans from our usual group (Charlie,Thad, Dennis, Craig, Mark, Alfonso, Victor, and the trusty Shane to name a few) but also some new faces (Spencer, Arion, and our goalie Prince Michael). We were missing a few of our key members Saturday, so we were lucky enough to pick up a few guys who were looking to help out, which we always appreciate. We're hoping Richard, Ben, and the ever-faithful Joey will return for next Saturdays game vs. the Eagles.
This season we have seen some less than stellar officiating over at Aviation Field, which is totally the opposite of last season. This game was beyond even our wildest expectations, as the ref and linesman had absolutely no care in the world about what was going on, during play, or behind play. Needless to say, words were had by both clubs, and it got rather nasty. I personally am glad we don't have to play those shmo's again this season. Good riddance Harbor United. Can't wait to take you down....
The first goal of the day was by Craig, pushing up offensively during a corner kick and making his presence known in front with a jump for a beautiful header that completely shocked their goaltender, and all the fans.
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| Craig up for the header on Thad's corner kick |
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| Craig heads the ball into the net to start the game off 1:0 Bulls |
The Bulls continued to work hard after the Harbor United team got one past Prince Michael
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| Prince Michael jumps up for the save |
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| Bulls defenseman Mark Korich works the ball out of the zone |
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| Bulls striker Thad Barfield gets physical with the Harbor United defense |
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| Regardless of all else, Dennis & Spencer continued to give it their all |
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| Victor & Spencer working it at Centerfield |
There were many unexplicable calls made by the refs on Saturday, but the one that continues to baffle us to this day is Thad's take down in the penalty box. We think the ref may have thought he got his shot off and therefore didn't
deserve a PK, we thought otherwise.
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| Thad's foot didn't actually touch this ball, it was shot over by the defense |
Hope to see you Saturday 8/14 as the Bulls take on the Eagles F.C.
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