#6 Ben Franklin 2 @ #2 Neville 0

[premier]

Who ya got?

[midfieldcrisis]

I have BF winning this one 1-0. I would, however, love to see my alma mater win and represent N LA. BF girl's solid foot skills and accurate, quick strike passing on counters will be the difference. Neville girls will keep this close with their athletic ability and may get a few shots but nothing will get past the long BF goalie. Should be a good one.

[letemplayref]

Game is under way. I will report some key moments keeping all opinions to myself.

[letemplayref]

Neville sends long ball and keeper comes out of box to play it. Neville attacker pushes BF defender over and somehow the ball ends up in the net but after foul given on the push. No goal.
5'

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BF dominating play so far but still only had 1 shot on goal and that was from 35 yards out.
17'

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Neville getting a little momentum and keeping possession for a bit. Get a cross into the box and neville attacker just misses it. Play stays on that end for a couple minutes and neville gets another great opportunity in the box but shoots it right at the keeper. Still 0-0 26'in.

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Neville with a corner and the ball bounces around inside the 6 for a few seconds until they miss the goal for a GK. Neville dominating play for the last 15 or so after BF dominated first 15.
31'

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BF with their first good opportunity on goal in 35' despite keeping possession on the attacking 1/3 for much of the game. Keeper gets to it though. 3 minutes til half still 0-0.

Bf with another good opportunity but shoots it just over the crossbar.
2 minutes til half.

[letemplayref]

Nothing else happens in 1st half. 0-0 40 minutes left. Pretty even game although BF looks to be better team. I would say neville's couple chances were better opportunities to score though.

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2nd half underway.

BF with a couple great opportunities but keeper makes the save both times. Already just as many good opportunities as they had in the 1st half.

45'

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BF with another good shot but stopped again. Really starting to turn it up in the first 10 minutes of 2nd half.

51'

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BF get the ball into the box to an open girl and she cuts back to the middle evading a defender and puts it past the keeper. 1-0 BF 53'

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20 minutes left. Franklin really controlling the game now. I dont see neville trying it up unless it's on a counter attack. They cant keep any sort of possession so far in 2nd half.

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Neville gets the counter but plays it a little too far on last touch and it goes over the goalline just before she crosses it back to the middle. GK

64'

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Franklin with another shot just wide.

66'

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Franklin with a PK on push in box and Yellow for Neville defender.

She plays it straight into the net as keeper jumps to the right. 2-0 BF
70'

It's getting freezing if neville doesnt get one soon I'm heading out

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Neville with a hard shot from the 18 but right into keepers hands.
75'

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Franklin has moved at least one attacker back to defense to try and close it out. Just playing defense now. Phone is almost dead so if this is last post that's why.
76'

[letemplayref]

2-0 final. Franklin to the state championship. Very clean game. Great job by the referee crew.

[midfieldcrisis]

Thanks for game notes letemplayref. Your call gave me a good sense of the game. My daughter plays for Caddo Magnet and this sounds a lot like our game. Congrats to the Tiger girls on a great year. BF may keep it close with STM