Bluewater U-13 vs. Cambridge
July 18, 2009

Bluewater traveled to Cambridge for a Saturday match up. Cambridge played and effective off-side trap, which confused the Blaze forwards. Five first half offside calls zapped the offensive muster of Bluewater. Cambridge was able to mount an attack just before half when their winger dribbled down the right side and beat 3 Blaze defenders for a 1-0 half time lead.

Cambridge continued to play the trap in the second half and the Blaze were unable to make adjustment to capitalize. Another 6 offsides ensured no sustained Blaze pressure.

Cambridge iced the game in he final 2 minutes when a shot from the left side goal line drifted over Josh Graham and found the bottom corner of the net.The Blaze went home with a 2-0 loss.
 

Bluwater Blaze U-13 vs. Waterloo
July 21, 2009
(game change from August 15)

A rare Tuesday night home game pitted the Bluewater Blaze U-13 against Waterloo FC.

The first minute saw pressure by Bluewater. Richael O’Neill passed to Dilly Ohuegbe who laid off to Marcus Dusseault. The midfielder was in a good scoring position but his shot was high over the bar.

Waterloo struck first and quickly. A through ball caught the defense four astride and flatfooted. The streaking striker made no mistake to take the lead.

A mere 3 minutes later Waterloo again connected when a corner kick found the head of an unmarked player in front. 2-0 Waterloo.

Waterloo continued to win challenges. An unmarked man in the 6-yard box blasted a shot at Josh Graham in the Blaze goal. The Bluewater keeper made a great athletic save but Waterloo was awarded a corner kick. The ensuing corner was a reply of the second goal and the Blaze went into the half down 3.

The Blaze tried to get back into the game in the second half. Matt Cservik off the bench found O’Neill but the keeper was there to make the save.

Cservik again found O’Neill who flicked on to Brandon Foster. A quick header looked destined for the far post but a diving keeper stopped the ball from crossing the line.

The Blaze teams confidence was shaken as the game wore on. Waterloo completed the scoring with a quickly taken spot kick before the Blaze could set up a wall or mark properly. The result was a disappointing 4-0 loss.

The Blaze look to regroup Friday night against the undefeated London City Gunners at home.