2010 Kick It 3v3 World Championships Day 2

The Nationals FC 2000 boys began their 2nd day with their final pool game against the Charlotte Hurricanes. The boys played with confidence and controlled most of the possession. They finished the game with a 5-1 win to secure the second seed from their pool going into the playoff round.

As a second seed, Nationals FC drew the Samba Dragons, a third seed team from New York. The boys started strong, controlling possession in the game and ended halftime with a lead of 3-0. In the second half, they were up 4-1 and were looking to finish off the game as they had done in the first half. Unfortunately their defense lost composure in the last few minutes of the game and gave up 4 goals. The game losing goal came just seconds before the final whistle. No matter what team you play, making too many mistakes in 3v3 will cost you goals. It was a very hard loss with tears and disbelief on their faces after the game. They knew they should have done better. The boys learned a very hard lesson today. One they will not soon forget I'm sure.