Coppell: 4 - Plano Senior: 1
The Coppell Cowboys wanted to finish off their season on a high note. Facing off against the Plano Wildcats on senior night the Cowboys looked forward to not making it a memorable one for the Plano seniors. With a score of 4-1, the Coppell Cowboys got the result they were looking for and made it a game to forget for Plano.
The game started with Coppell dominating the majority of the possession of the ball, with more time on the ball Coppell was able to create several goal-scoring opportunities within the first 20 minutes of the first half.
Nearing the 20-minute mark Coppell was yet again on the attack. With great build-up from the mids to the forwards, Vale was able to chip the ball behind the defenders to Nate who was making a run in behind. Nate was able to capitalize on this opportunity giving the Cowboys the lead.
Nate wasn’t content with only one goal he wanted more. A couple of minutes later, the Cowboys midfield was able to find Nate in a goal-scoring opportunity again. With the ball at his feet, 25 yards out, Nate decided to have a shot. With a powerful shot, Nate was able to increase his count to 2 goals and the score to 2-0 for the Cowboys.
Going into halftime Coppell had all the momentum and all of the possession of the ball. With an adjustment to a 4-back, the Cowboys came back to the second with the same intensity as they had in the first.
With increasing goal-scoring chances for Coppell, the third goal seemed ominous. On a play where Justice was able to control the ball right outside the box, he was also able to cross it into the box where Mo was. Mo was able to get a head on it, which was luckily able to fall straight to Nick's head. Nick only had to place the ball to either side of the goalie, the score became 3-0.
Completely dominating the game, the Cowboys were not done scoring just yet. A couple of minutes later the Cowboys would find themselves in a counterattack situation. With a 2 on 2, Srikar was able to make a great run into space and take a great touch on the run leading to a 1v1 to goal. Successfully beating his man and getting a shot off, he was able to expand the lead to 4-0.
A couple seconds later Plano would finally step up and start competing. Off of kick-off, Plano successfully carried the ball up the field. The Plano striker was able to get open right outside the middle of the box. He then was able to dribble around a few Coppell defenders and shoot the ball bottom left. Leaving the keeper no chance of saving it, Plano was able to at least score one goal.
After a dominating win at Plano, the Coppell Cowboys will look to carry this great momentum into their first playoff game next Tuesday.