Busy Weekend Ahead

Lots of stuff going on this weekend.  I'm excited to see the girls play tomorrow against Toro Bravo (Omaha, NE).  Our club has built a good relationship with the Toro group, and we are looking forward to meeting up a number of times this winter.  Their nationally ranked U13s will be coming up next weekend for a series of scrimmages as well. 

We've played the Nebraska State Cup Champs twice, losing both matches 2-0, and me walking away from both matches feeling that we were the superior team in each.  The Bravo have a new coach, Marcus, the club's new DOC, and have picked up some additional talent from the area.  They have also been playing for 3 months in the fall MRL and have qualified for a Premier League spot next summer.  Should be a really good test for us, more so for the fact that I haven't had the girls together as a group since USA Cup back in July. 

I'm not expecting much from us tomorrow.  I know our fitness is not at a level that will lend to a solid 70 minutes of play for us, and we're also missing our two hockey players (Becs and Clare), and short a central midfielder as Lily is down and SSM.  So with 14 non-match-fit girls, could be an interesting morning to say the least.