Notre Dame vs. Catholic

[sammy3462]

QUOTE(Hoya @ May 23 2007 - 08:20 PM) 826465572[/snapback]Catholic lost to ND in PKs. Final score: ND (1) v. Catholic (0).

 

Congratulations to Catholic on a fine season and good luck to ND in the semis.

 

 

Is there any more specific details on the game? Who scored and didn't score the PK's for both teams? Please post more details about the game?

[FBGIRL]

This sounds like CPA/CAK last year opening round of state.

[chasanooga]

QUOTE(sammy3462 @ May 23 2007 - 07:24 PM) 826465584[/snapback]Is there any more specific details on the game? Who scored and didn't score the PK's for both teams? Please post more details about the game?

 

 

from chattanoogan.com

 

 

Notre Dame Upsets Top Ranked Knox Catholic On Penalty Kicks

posted May 23, 2007

 

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish had just a little more luck than the Irish of Knox Catholic. Notre Dame held the top ranked team in Class A/AA scoreless for 110 minutes and then scored four penalty kicks in the shootout to win their state tournament opener.

 

Sophomore keeper Thomas Murphy came up with two huge saves to preserve the win.

 

Notre Dame head coach Jim Schermerhorn said luck may have had something to do with it, but his team worked very hard.

 

"We played our butts off in the defensive half of the field," Schermerhorn said. "Catholic came in and had beaten everyone. We just stepped up and played - although at times we struggled."

 

Knox Catholic controlled much of the posession of the game, but Notre Dame had their chances on goal.

 

After 110 minutes, the game went to PKs.

 

Knox Catholic scored on their first attempt and Notre Dame's Ben Daughtery answered.

 

One of Murphy's big saves came on Catholic's second attempt. Casey Johnston gave Notre Dame a 2-1 lead after burying his PK.

 

Knox Catholic would make their next two and Notre Dame went wide right on one of their next two attempts.

 

Both teams had three goals going into the final shot. Murphy made another great save on Knox Catholic's fifth attempt. Senior Blake Pelton stepped up and buried the game winner.

 

This was the first time this season for Notre Dame to go to penalty kicks.

 

Coach Shermerhorn said the practice they put in the past two weeks paid off.

 

"We have practiced (PKs) a lot the past two weeks," he said. "Thomas' size gives him a lot of confidence. When he gets ready and puts his hands out, he is intimidating."

 

Notre Dame will advance to the state semifinals Thursday evening at 7 p.m. They will face Hume-Fogg who won their quarterfinal game 3-0.

[sportdude]

ND weathered KC's attack for the last half of the first half and the first half of the second. ND's keeper was flawless and the backline repelled every dangerous penetration into their third. Just one mistake would have possibly been the difference. Chase almost knocked the frame over with a shot off the crossbar. Then, ND began marking him with Matthew ?,#12, and he was essentially nuetrallized. This kid ran from end to end all night and forced KC to deal with him. Has excellent foot skills and reads the field well. KC is, of course, solid throughout the lineup and they never stop pressuring the ball. On the otherhand, only a couple of ND players seemed to get unerved by it. ND's midfield never asserted themselves until the last 15 minutes of regulation and the extra time. Suddenly, KC was having to play flawless defense while ND had the most possession and scoring oppertunites. ND had a lot of confidence entering the PKs. Their sweeper,#3, was huge all night and it was only appropriate that he ended the game after the keep made his second save. Critisms? ND wastes too many possessions with the wide backs trying to send long balls to cutting attackers. KC could utilize their slashing forwards more yet seem to have a tendency to try to work it out through Chase a little too much {or maybe it was me who paid too much attention to him}.

 

Congrats to the Chattanooga Irish--don't think about anyone but Hume. They have been to State more times than you this decade. KC should be proud of their season--only a couple of teams could make a semi-credible argument you were'nt the best team in the state this year.

[allsoccer]

KCHS was by far the better team, tough, tough loss for them. But, a big congrats to ND, they won and they have a good shot on winning the whole thing. This game just proves that anyone can beat at anytime!

[footfairy10]

It was a great game. Hard fought on both sides and KC probaly was the better team but the ran out of steam and played for p.k.'s I thought that the ND players hit their p.k.'s perfectley with the one that went wide and exception. Good luck to ND in the rest of the tournament.

[soccerfan13]

catholic should have won just got unlucky