Comments on: 2009 MN State HS Soccer Boys 2A Semifinal – Northfield Fights Nobly but Apple Valley Too Much http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2009/11/02/2009-mn-state-hs-soccer-boys-2a-semifinal-northfield-fights-nobly-but-apple-valley-too-much/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:13:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brian Quarstad http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2009/11/02/2009-mn-state-hs-soccer-boys-2a-semifinal-northfield-fights-nobly-but-apple-valley-too-much/#comment-2320 Brian Quarstad Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:07:18 +0000 http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/?p=11295#comment-2320 That's what I had also but I changed my write up when the official box scores were released to the media in the press box and the time they had was 19 seconds. Those stats I believe are actually kept on the field. Sorry to add insult to injury. Hey, AV is a very, very good team and I thought your guys played them extremely well. If they hadn't let in those two early goals they may have been able to pull a rabbit out of a hat. I think what Northfield did so effectively was stopped the midfield game for AV not allowing them to start the attack from just past the 1/2 way line like they normally do. Once they get into the attacking third, look out. Cause there is hardly any stopping them. I also didn't like that the ref really did not do much to protect the Northfield keeper. He was upended a number of times and there was never even a word of warning from the official. I don't think the AV players were doing it maliciously. They were just very aggressive, but still... That’s what I had also but I changed my write up when the official box scores were released to the media in the press box and the time they had was 19 seconds. Those stats I believe are actually kept on the field. Sorry to add insult to injury.

Hey, AV is a very, very good team and I thought your guys played them extremely well. If they hadn’t let in those two early goals they may have been able to pull a rabbit out of a hat. I think what Northfield did so effectively was stopped the midfield game for AV not allowing them to start the attack from just past the 1/2 way line like they normally do. Once they get into the attacking third, look out. Cause there is hardly any stopping them.

I also didn’t like that the ref really did not do much to protect the Northfield keeper. He was upended a number of times and there was never even a word of warning from the official. I don’t think the AV players were doing it maliciously. They were just very aggressive, but still…

]]> By: Scott Neal http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2009/11/02/2009-mn-state-hs-soccer-boys-2a-semifinal-northfield-fights-nobly-but-apple-valley-too-much/#comment-2319 Scott Neal Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:55:59 +0000 http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/?p=11295#comment-2319 It wasn't 19 seconds into the game. It was 22 seconds into the game. I was there, and as a former Northfielder, it hurt. It wasn’t 19 seconds into the game. It was 22 seconds into the game. I was there, and as a former Northfielder, it hurt.

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