Sarnia vs. Chatham
Wed. July 22/09 

     The Sarnia girls played in less-than-ideal conditions on Wednesday evening, causing a bit of a sloppy game, but came away with a hard fought 4-2 win against Chatham. They got behind 1-0 quickly, as Chatham took advantage of a slippery ball that got away from the Sarnia keeper. Samantha Eisenbraun evened up the score with a lovely kick just inside the 18 yard box, but Chatham did not let up, and went ahead again just prior to half-time. Sarnia seemed to tie the score once again on a free kick, but the referee ruled it was an indirect kick and disallowed the goal.

     Sarnia took that negative at the end of the first half and turned it into a positive at the start of the second half, with the entire team energized and running and defending well. Lauren Wilson was especially strong, hitting the cross bar on one attempt, then converting her next chance to knot it at 2. Samantha Eisenbraun then put Sarnia in front to stay with a beautiful run and strike, which the Chatham goalie mis-handled. Sarnia dominated play for the remainder of the half, retaining possession for most of it until, with a few seconds remaining, Katie Brandon-Wheeler knocked a strike in from close range and let loose with an exuberant celebration (it was her first game in a few weeks) and Sarnia ran out with a 4-2 victory.