Blaine FC and the V-Hawks have a long history among our two teams.  A high 70 degree night, sun out, and a perfect turf pitch to play on was the stage for this great match.  Blaine FC coming in with several new player, while V-Hawks brought their typical lineup, with a new Goalkeeper, and maybe a couple new field players.  With the Center referee a few minutes late to the game, we had the pleasure to get a few extra touches on this fast pace turf.  The center blew the whistle to let the fun begin.  V-Hawks were consistently putting on some pressure, and Blaine FC was trying to find it's groove.   Frustration starting to build on the Blaine team as several new players are trying to find their spots and get into a groove with the rest of the team.  Yokom scoops up a ball that came rolling in to him in goal, looked for a quick play to one of our forwards and saw an opportunity to let s bomb go.  Too deep for the forward, the V-Hawks defender plays the ball back to their keeper, swing and a miss, and the ball rolls past him into the net, 1-0 Blaine. Both teams took a couple subs, and even play was the story of the match.  Several corner kicks were taken by both teams, where they never made it past the first round of defenders.   Blaine was the first team to put a corner kick past the first defender, and it resulted in a goal.  This is after 2 bounces on the top of the cross bar, and falling directly to a waiting Dan to head the ball into the net (2-0 Blaine).

Halftime came shortly after the 2nd goal, and this was needed for Blaine to find some organization, and clean up a few items.  Starting the 2nd half the same way we started the match, with one substitution exception, Blaine was off to another slow start of the half.  V-Hawks were putting on the pressure looking to cut the lead.  Yokom was able to find the ball after a few great shots by the V-Hawks.  Yokom was call upon a few times to keep his shutout going early in the 2nd half.  Thus, calling for a shift of personal again from Blaine.  Subbing in a few "New" guys about 12 minutes into the 2nd half, and the game switched to a more midfield battle again.  About 20 minutes into the 2nd half, Trent played a ball into space behind the V-Hawks tiring defense, and Tony was able to get a couple touches on the ball before putting it into the back of the net for a 3-0 lead.  Blaine FC missed a few more golden opportunities before the end of the match, leaving the score at 3-0 at the final whistle.  

This was another fun game between V-Hawks and Blaine FC.  Two teams with a lot of respect for each other, and already looking forward to the next time we meet in Blaine.