Sarnia Spirit U12B Girls Soccer vs. Chatham August 12/09.

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The Sarnia Girls played their final game of the season against Chatham on Wednesday night. The Chatham team came out firing on all cylinders and scored a quick goal before the game was 5 minutes old. Sarnia then took over, dominating the play through the rest of the first half. The girls showed tremendous energy, with Flora Richardson coming up with outstanding passes time and time again in the offensive zone to set up her teammates for several strong chances. When needed, Abigail Zalewski and Elaine Larocque showed expertly played defence, stopping Chatham attempts cold.

The visitors from Chatham were looking to add to their lead at the beginning of the second half, with great pressure, but were not able to connect. Sarnia's Lauren Wilson displayed her speed with many sideline runs and beautiful shots on net, and Claudia Font and Naomi Parsons kept the play advancing constantly, keeping Chatham on their heels towards the end of the second half. Bea Mendoza was a tower of power in the middle, clearing away the play, and sending her mates on deep drives, where the ball took a pinball bounce and Sarnia evened up the score just prior to the game whistle blowing. Final score 1-1.

At the end of the regular season Sarnia earned top spot with a total of 8 wins, 3 losses and 1 tie for a total of 17 points.  Wallaceburg came in second going 7 - 5 - 0 for 14 points, Chatham followed on their heels in 3rd with 13 points going 6 - 4 - 1.  Petrolia ended the season with just 1 win (against Sarnia).

Sarnia and Petrolia will meet for the final day matchup on Wednesday August 19 at Veterans Field.  Kick off is set for 6:30 pm.