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Old 08-05-2012, 12:19 AM
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Flyers 4, Haiti 1

About what one would expect - offense pretty strong and defense a tad loose in the defensive mid. The Haitian Women are ranked #58 in the FIFA world rankings - up from #106 just a year ago. Notre Dame beat this same team 2-1 in the spring. Obviously they are not good enough to be in London this week.

Perhaps the best part of the match was the physical play of Haiti - the kind of physical play not often seen in the A-10 but more often seen from Big 10 and ACC teams and certainly to be seen against the Longhorns in two weeks. Good for the Flyers to learn to deal with that kind of play - although the match got a bit chippy as the Haitian ladies tired in the last 30 minutes.

Looks like there might be 3 or 4 frosh that can contribute - Chilton at left back was the lone frosh starter. Campbell did some good work up front on the left side. Kresja got a goal. Need some more minutes to really judge the talent however. Overall, a decent match and no apparent injuries.
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Old 08-05-2012, 12:45 AM
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I liked Chelsea Rose's effort in the back. Chilton has some tools. Garcia is the best tackler on the team by far. There remains some work to be done at goalkeeping. Libertin did her usual running at people. Forward Ashley Campbell has some good size up top.

Dayton played 21 players, Haiti 14. I thought Haiti made a solid account of themselves. They were more physical (though many of the challenges were fouls). Their midfield play was stronger with better linking. The grass was long and that made the game very slow to develop. Some of UD's passes didn't have enough oomph on them to combat the long carpet.

Dayton looked their best offensively when on quick counters. Haiti's back line was pretty flat at times. We got bogged down when we just tried to work it upfield. Again, I didnt think we played the field conditions very well. I suspect the grass will be shorter for the season opener and that will help us.

Defense is a work in progress. Its just weird not seeing Beljan and Kenyon and Miller back there. Klinefelter and Scharer will continue to get better. The midfield was where the defense really lapsed most of the match.

Overall a good preseason test. We played a lot of players and the best news isnt the final score but that nobody sustained any injuries. The team has only been practicing together a couple days. So, dont make any big judgments on anything yet. The meat and potatoes is largely there to once again make a solid run at things.

We need another holding mid to go along with Garcia, and whos gonna be the one to step up as the Get Outta Jail person in the back that cleans up everyone's mess. That was Kenyon in 2011.
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Old 08-05-2012, 11:06 AM
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Noticed our Estonia girl is no longer on the roster. Pretty good effort for two days practice.
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