MOORESTOWN, NJ, Oct. 2, 2009 -- Is this a recipe for disaster or what? Playing an inexperienced goalie against the #8 team in South Jersey while missing a top field player as well? Not for Haddonfield tonight it wasn't.
Despite Emily Grabiak being away at a basketball showcase (with the coach's blessing) and Lindsay Brophy filling in at keeper for the injured Kellie Riley, the Bulldawgs dominated Moorestown on their own field and walked off with a hard-earned 2-0 win. I nominated Lauren Fell for woman of the match - not because she scored a goal - but for her defensive play at stopper as well - and got no argument from the coaching staff.
Haddonfield dominated the first half and came within an inch of scoring early in the game, only to see a Moorestown defender alertly clear the ball off the line. The half ended, 0-0.
Six minutes into the second half midfielder Katie Johnston drilled one into the net, followed by Fell's goal 1:20 later. It was all the Bulldawgs needed, but Moorestown kept coming. With less than 7 minutes to play the gold and black took three consecutive corners from the left and on each moved their keeper up to an attacking position just 10 yards outside the 18. Didn't work.
In the last 4 minutes Haddonfield had some good fortune when a Moorestown shot went just wide right, the referee seemed to miss a foul in the box and a Moorestown forward could not get full power on a shot close in allowing Brophy to scoop it up.
An entertaining and well-played game. Brophy made the plays she had to in goal, and every girl played with intensity every minute she was out there.
Said an HMHS parent afterwards, "I think they're starting to jell." No argument with that either.
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