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Women's Soccer: An iffy penalty kick costs Falmouth the finals
Falmouth 1 - Mashpee 2
Abby Gove trying to make the stop on the questionable penalty kick. Photo by Debbie Gove.
Although the actual teams played excellent soccer last night in the Cape Cod Women’s League final, the referees did not have their finest match of the season with bad calls that ended up costing Falmouth the title. Not too much to say about this match up of Falmouth and Mashpee except that both teams played rock hard defense, had some unbelievable shots—and saves, and gathered a great crowd of fans last night at Mashpee High School.
In the middle of the first half, after much back and forth play up and down the field, there was a scuffle in Falmouth’s penalty box, neither player seemed to be at fault, just mutual pushing and tangling of legs, and both players ended up falling to the ground. The ref called a penalty kick for Mashpee, however, basically handing them over the first goal of 
the game, which would end up being the game winner for them. Falmouth keeper, Abby Gove guessed right and made a diving leap that was just shy of reaching the rocket of a shot to the left corner.
This wasn't the only questionable call of the night as Mashpee would get away almost with murder, knocking down Falmouth's keeper several times, and uncountable other rough plays that went unnoticed. However, each time a Falmouth player just put a hand on a Mashpee player's back or went for a solid tackle, Mashpee was awarded a free kick by the main ref.
Regardless of the calls going for the home team, Falmouth should have taken advantge of tall thier chances early. Falmouth had three break aways in the first half by Yvonna Rowinski, Jenna Rabesa, and Lizzie Allen. One was right into the goalie’s hands, the other two were just too far wide or just over the net. On a direct kick just outside the 18, Cara O’Connor blasted the ball just inches above the crossbar for the fourth could-be goal for Falmouth.
So the defending CCWL champs went into halftime with their 1-0 lead knowing what the score should have been and would have been without the help of a certain head ref.
Falmouth came out even stronger in the second half, with a new plan to stop playing east to west and just slam it right up the middle of the field, always pressing forward with speed and numbers. This was effective as it made Mashpee play quicker out of the back and made them make mistakes through the middle. Falmouth was able to get several great through balls to Rabesa, Caroline Pierce, and Allen who all made some opportunities for themselves up top. Finally, the opportunity for a nice counter attack… Off a perfectly sent ball from Rowinski on the flank, Rabesa was able to lead the Mashpee keeper to the right side and Rabesa had a wide open net on the left where she shot one in to tie things up.
Falmouth gained momentum off their goal and kept attacking up the middle. After a barrage of corner kicks in Falmouth’s end, however, it was difficult to clear the ball. With just under two minutes remaining before overtime, Falmouth was trying to clear the ball but with no luck. A Mashpee midfielder got a hold of it right on top of the penalty box and ripped a shot through the crowd of blue and white jerseys and passed Gove in the net.
As Coach Steve Boyd said, “It really took the wind out of our sails,” however, we continued to attack and even had a few more shots in that last 120 seconds of the season, but the score would stand at 2-1 and Falmouth will have to wait until next summer to get revenge on the only opponent they could not beat this season, Mashpee.
This 2008 certainly was a great season and hopefully next year will prove to be the same. The league president, Julie Lamson, is hoping that players from this year will return again next year because that's what makes for strong teams. She also is expecting to get the age requirement lowered to 16 years old, opening it up to more high school players on the Cape.
Above right: Mary Porter, outside halfback, trying to strip a Mashpee forward of the ball. Photo by Debbie Gove.
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Having no axe to grind, I would note the sharp elbow being thrust into the ribs of the opponent by the Falmouth player in the picture. Not exactly fair play.
This is not reporting of a match but an opinion of a match. Law 12, indicates that a player that shows dissent by word or action is able to be cautioned.
"… with bad calls that ended up costing Falmouth the title." Objectively, what cost Falmouth the match was its inability to put the ball in your opponents' goal more than they did into yours. And the failure to clear the ball from your end properly.
The winning goal was not the FK from the penalty spot, but the late goal scored from the field as a result of a poor clear.
One of the major problems we have in attracting officials to soccer and other sports are the attacks on the officials by players. coaches and others in the media.
A reporter with sour grapes.......
I've got to be honest. When I see that your a junior in college majoring in "journalism" and then read such a biased story, it makes me wonder what you've been taught. A "good" journalist needs to be objective... have they taught you that?
Go..Mashpee!
My sole intention is to attract readers and since you're all reading & have negative comments to make then I have certainly attained my goal here :) So I thank you all and look forward to hearing more... read on!
I afraid that by lumping your philosophy of content in with the others here, you're coloring those bloggers that are in fact reporting with a great deal of accuracy and care with your philosophy of content which is highly opinionated and not always accurate and unbiased. Perhaps in the future you should do what many bloggers do which is to have a disclaimer concerning your content.
If in fact your goal (no pun intended) was to attract readers than you did, for a while, but most likely you will not continue to hold them.
Keep on blogging with any opinion you desire..
show me true journalism ,without opinion, and I'll show you an honest politician!
This site is 100% opinions.. some don't want any one elses except their own..
That's my 'opinion"..
possee
This seems to be the crux of Sam's point, and frankly, it sounds a lot like "the dog ate my homework."
Mutual pushing and tangling of legs in the penalty box, nobody's fault? That just strains credulity.
I don't think Sam was professing objectivity here, at least I hope not.
I say good for Sam. Clearly, you have an educated background and you are informed with types of writing. It also seems that maybe you were once in a similar situation that Sam is now in. Is it that you have missed out on this relatively new type of journalism in your day? Are you a player for Mashpee? A parent? Do you work for the Times? Are you threatened by her? Who is "cw rice"? Just like myself, we are hiding behind a username. Would you, as a young woman in her 20s hoping to start a career in this modern type media, put your name out on the web and voice your opinion about such a post as she has? Good job Sam, and don't let people discourage you from your writing. We certainly don't see many young woman nowadays willing to express opinion as openly as you do.
The answer to your problem is simplpe and right in front of you. If you don't like what the subject matter is or the opinion of the writer thats fine, but don't continue to hound the author. So your solution to this is simple! Just click on the "x" in the upper right corner and move on. This is America were we are all entitled to our own opinions.
This should not be about me, but the subject matter. But to fill in the blanks and to respond, “cw rice” happens to be my real name first and last, no ‘screen name’ for me. I’m not associated with the media, but over the years have had my dealings with them and continue to do so. Yes, I’m old enough to say that when I was her age I was happy with my Remington, a box of Eaton's Corrasable Bond typing paper, and a bottle of Bette Nesmith Graham’s Mistake Out (Liquid Paper), am I jealous of the tools young people have today, Yes.
I’m not quite the “white haired dude” Paris Hilton refers to in her tongue in-cheek video.
At times I see these tools used in ways that can be hurtful to others. And at her age I was making my mark on the world and wished in some cases I had a mentor.
I come from an time when we took more responsibility for our actions be they good or bad, rather than the ‘I’m a victim, or it was someone else’s fault’ defense.
“This site is 100% opinions.” I find that statement to be not at all accurate, some of the writings of Robbins, Brooks (father and daughter) and others I have found to be fact based and reported on as fact. It is true those postings and all the others we do indeed have the ability to add ‘our two cents worth’ of opinionated insightful commentary or I guess in my case, my ha’penney or less.
Yes, this is America and we have the First Amendment that allows us to express our opinions freely and openly. And I have fought for the continuation of that freedom both as a civilian and a member of the military.
It may not seem like it, but I do indeed wish Ms. Pearsall well in all her endeavors be they academic, on the pitch or just in life.
In the immortal Belchikin words, “These players, a lot of other people didn't believe in them, but they believe in themselves. And that is all that matters.”
This site is 100% opinions. Pahleeeze dont use Robbins as an example of factual journalism! His "facts" are only the ones that give his slant/opinion more credibility. In FACT - most of his FACTS - are in FACT - NOT FACTS AT ALL. He is not a journalist, nor does his writing say anything good about his "investigating" skills. This is a BLOG - ANYONE can write one, ANYONE can publish their opinions - ANYONE can be anyone they want to be. Sooo....having said that, I have to get back to my rocket science lab.
or maybe even fried,
pork fried,
In any case rice is only a side to the main course,
you only pay attention to it when the meat is all gone.
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