A punt in the first half at 0-0
Sunday March 20th was the Clifton Park Soccer Club Cobras first out door game of the year. It was also Game 1 of Round 1 of the 2016 US Youth Soccer Eastern NY State Championship U12SS played at Colonie, NY. The weather was chilly, but thankfully there was no wind making it very tolerable with a light coat and gloves.
The game kicked-off at 1 pm and it was moderately overcast making for very favorable shooting conditions with minimal shadows. It was a very exciting game resulting in a 2-2 tie at half time and the Cobras ultimately pulling away in the second half to win 5-2. Interestingly, the Cobras had lost to the Colonie team twice in a row during indoor play including a game the day before...go figure.
I shot with the Canon 7D Mark II and the Canon EF 100-400 F/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens from the parents sideline. Unfortunately in these games, parents are only allowed on one side of the field making for limited camera angles. In all, I took some 900+ photos ultimately culling those down to approximately 200 images. Of those 200 images, I've pulled my favorites into this post. I must say, of those 900 images I found less than 10 photos out of focus or back-focussed; the Canon 7D Mark II does a really great job in this environment.
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Skying for a header at mid-field down 0-1
Fighting for possession of the ball (out of frame above the players) down 2-1
Sprinting to run the ball down at 2-2
Working hard for possession at 2-2
Working hard for the go ahead goal at 2-2
A Defender clearing the ball knotted at 2-2
Making a run, but called off-sides at 2-2
The keeper tracking the ball after the opposing team's forward slid behind the defense...ultimately making the save to the Keeper's right to maintain the 2-2 score
Still working for that go-ahead goal at 2-2
Looking for a cross to center in the second half ahead 3-2
Waiting for a throw in ahead 3-2
Header off a corner kick saved by the keeper at 4-2
Working hard for another score up 5-2
After game celebration ... Final 5-2
After game walk through
Good sportsmanship
Run to the parents
Run to the parents
Run to the parents