On Saturday June 18, the CPSC Cobras played in the 2016 Burnt Hills Fathers Day tournament at the Ballston Lake - Burnt Hills High School. It was a beautiful June day in the Capital District with bright sunshine and afternoon temperatures approaching 90F.
Albany Magic keeping pace stride-for-stride
The Cobras recorded two early draws (Albany Magic, Burnt Hills) before coming alive and posting two impressive shutout wins (First Touch, Niskayuna) to secure a spot in the final game. In the Niskayuna game, even the goal keeper earned playing time on the field.
In the final game, the Cobras played the Albany Magic to a draw in regulation time again forcing a five minute extra period. At the end of extra time, the score remained tied sending the game into a 3-shot shootout. In the shootout, both the Cobras and Magic scored on their first penalty shot. The Cobras second shot found the back of the net, but the Magic's second attempt, a hard shot straight up the middle, was stopped by the Cobras' keeper for a 2-1 lead. The Cobras' third shot was also good giving the Cobras a 3-1 lead and the tournament win.
All action photographs were taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and a Canon EF 100-400MM F/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens handheld. The tournament started at 1pm and was completed after 6pm. It was a very sunny day and as the afternoon wore on the shadows became quite harsh. All post processing was done in Adobe Lightroom CC primarily to adjust exposure and apply color correction.
The complete gallery can be found here.
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An early opportunity to score against the Magic
A well-executed pass
Keeping an eye on the ball
The Magic's defense breaking up a play
The keep goes up for the deflection against Burnt Hills pushing it just wide
Crossing pass
Crossing pass
The Burnt Hills keeper comes out to make the save
Concentration as both players go for the ball
Getting air for the header
Crossing pass against First Touch
Athletic move against First Touch
Going to goal
A small on field celebration after a goal
Niskayuna goal keeper comes off his line to prevent a goal
Avoiding the defense to keep the play alive
The keeper comes out and plays a header on a corner kick
Watching the header shot on goal ultimately stopped by a third defensive player out of frame
Digging out the ball for a crossing pass
Bringing the ball to the ground during an attack
The goal keeper stops the Magic's second penalty shot for a 2-1 lead. (Ball initially was a gut shot rebounding into his face above)
Post game celebration after the 3-1 shootout win for the tournament victory