Greetings, I know I've been gone for sometime. I am now doing most of my reviews on www.worldfootie.net So there hasn't been any need for me to get on here and do my match reports but I will come back on here to chat about other games that I wasn't able to put on the WFN blog.
I watched Elon take on Furman in a Southern Conference match-up. Elon won the match 1-0 off of an overtime penalty by leading scorer Chris Thomas. Furman dominated possession, looking phenomenal at times with their one and two touch passing but they couldn't find the back of the net with the chances they got. The Phoenix took advantage of a handball in the box a couple of minutes into extra-time and Thomas tucked it home to give Elon the victory. Don't know if I could use the term deserved but the amount of effort in defending they exerted, I'm not too upset they won.
Elon:
Gabe Latigue RMF #7: Probably the best game I've seen him play. He showed better foot-work on the ball, able to keep his dribble even if the defenders tried to knock off his balance. Also has a good shot on him. Gabe has pretty good pace to get around defenders. Used energy to track back and help defend against Furman's constant attacks. He definitely impressed me tonight
Daniel Lovitz LMF #11: He wasn't asked to do much offensively, when he received the ball deep in his half often he would try to play a long pass. He's a pretty good passer though, completing most of them. Showed his good foot-work when he did get the ball on the dribble. Intelligent enough not to dribble into defenders, he kept the ball and found his teammates. Otherwise not impact during the match.
Chris Thomas CF #20 scored the goal but his impact was limited also. Furman and US youth international, Walker Zimmerman did a good job shutting down Thomas, Chris wasn't able to get much of the ball and he basically had to switch to the other CB to get it. Fortunately for the the Phoenix, Chris had the last laugh with his penalty goal.
Furman:
Walker Zimmerman RCB #23: Probably the best defender I've seen this year. Doesn't have a flaw on him. He's dominant in the air, always in the right positions, hardly makes mistakes on his clearances, and he's a very technical player. The only problem I could see is that he's a little slender but he can build some strength on him. Definitely a player that could get a Generation Adidas deal this year if he pushes for it or go to Europe. Him and the u-20s go to Spain for this week so if he does well, he'll get some looks abroad.
Michael Gandier CM #18: Tall midfielder with good feet. Neat technically can make any type of pass but mostly went to the short passes as his go-to. Also Gandier made a couple of nice heel flicks to pass to his teammates. Very good in the air, his 6'3 frame helps. He mostly holds and get the ball from the defenders but he pushes up for goal kicks just so he can get the flick on. Decent player, I wonder if he could possibly transition to a CB in the next level? Somewhat like Stephen McCarthy at the New England Revolution has done.
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