But Carl didn't make this one either. Last week, he and his sister Reagan were visiting grandparents. This week, they were at the OU-Texas game.
Last week, Coach Tyler started Emilio at center-mid and played Augie at forward. This week, he started Augie at center-mid and moved Emilio to forward.
Here's the complete lineup:
Colton was in goal.
Left Defense: Carlos; Left Center: Sam; Right Center: Corbin; Right Defense: Dexter.
Holding Mid: Jose.
Left Mid: Dylan; Center Mid: Augie; Right Mid: Caden.
Left Forward: Luke; Right Forward: Emi
Last week, the Jets scored twenty seconds in, and we never had the lead. This week, we were scoreless after thirty minutes. Then Sam forwarded the ball from the defensive end, and when the man marking Emilio misplayed the bounce, Emi took advantage.
I love the way Emilio turns on the jets and lengthens his stride before delivering the kill shot.
Ten minutes later, Emilio and Augie execute a seamless give-and-go, and Emilio is cool amid three defenders in the box. And we're up 2-0. That's the score when we go to half.
In the second half, the Jets score to draw to within one, and Tyler pulls Emilio back to center mid.
And with less than five minutes to play, Emilio feeds Caden, who launches a through-ball. Emi chases it down and lifts a shot from the corner of the box.
Gooooool! That's Emilio's first hat trick in probably at least two seasons. We're up 3-1. And that's the final score.
We now have 2 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss. And Emilio has six goals in 4 games.
