Lightning Third

The Lightning U13 girls’ soccer team had a good showing in the Newtown Kickoff Memorial Day Tournament, coming in third in a field of six teams. Game results are as follows:

Lightning 1, Danbury Fire 0: Amy Martinelli scored the only goal of the game off a perfect cross by Sarah Lynch. Jesse Sailer and Andrea Rodriguez played well in goal, and Emily Riley and Cassie Fisher were solid in the midfield.

Lightning 3, Fairfield Flames 0: Michelle Zarifis had a good game on both ends of the field, scoring the first goal for Newtown and showing great hustle on defense in the second half. Amy Martinelli put in the second goal and Jesse Sailer had the third. Sydney Allen was relentless on offense and Megan Weber had a strong game in the backfield. Sailer and Andrea Rodriguez were tough in the nets.

Lightning 1, New Milford Hurricanes 1: New Milford scored first in what turned out to be a highly-competitive matchup, but the Lightning tied it up in the second half when Sarah Lynch put in a goal on a header after a penalty kick by Cassie Fischer was deflected in front of the net. Amy Martinelli and Raquel Crespo worked hard to keep up the offensive pressure, while Jesse Sailer and Andrea Rodriguez handled the nets and Meg Korchman and Dale Shearin anchored the defense.

Fairfield Strikers 2, Lightning 0: Facing their toughest opponents of the tournament, the U13 girls played well but came up short. Emily Davis, Kate Fallon and Shelby Tolla controlled the midfield, and Andrea Rodriguez displayed good instincts and quick thinking in the goal.