Sept. 7th,
2003: Hawks 3 – Capital Blues – 0 All in all, an ok showing for the Hawks' first
game in the Fall campaign. The team played far beneath its potential,
but managed to muster a 3-0 win against a game opponent. After an
abysmal start to the half, the Hawks settled down and established
a strong possession game. The scoring opened up with long cross
from the right flank by outside fullback Josh Jeffries which hopped
over the Blues' goalie and onto the foot of a streaking Scottie
Hamilton. After numerous squandered opportunities and poor finishing,
the Hawks were up only 1-0 at half time. Fifteen minutes into the
second half, a poor back pass from Blues' central defender was capitalized
on with a scrappy effort to recover possession by Rich Nyren, who
quickly found Zeus Martin for a decisive shot to the right corner.
Only 5 minutes later, Nyren added another assist finding Zeus Martin
to feet about 18 yards to goal. A quick turn and a booming shot
low and hard to the right corner left the goalie standing and score
at 3-0. Several missed opporunities for the remainder of the game
by the Hawks, and one decent opportunity missed by Blues' left the
game's final score at 3-0. The Hawks thoroughly dominated the game
despite the deficiency in finishing department. Let's hope the first
game was all that was needed to dust off the cobwebs. --
