THE Header Goal
It wasn’t just a tap in, or a simple pass to the back of the
net. No, that simply would not do for
junior Valerie Belanger’s first career goal.
It had to be something spectacular, something magnificent, it had to fit
Val… and boy did it ever.
Val is consistently one of those players in the right place
at the right time in practice.
Particularly on the back post as a cross or a corner comes into the
box. Time and time again she’s
there. The ball will skim her forehead,
or drop just short, or go a hair too high.
But she’s there, ready for the ball that comes in and doesn’t drop too
soon, or change direction when a defender gets to it first.
That ball came in across the box on a cross from the right
side by Maddison Ackiss on Wednesday, September 11th in the Gusties
game versus Martin Luther College, and there was Val, on the back post, in the
right spot, where she always is in practice.
The ball came in and cleared all the defenders and the goalkeeper, and
Val locked in jumped and connected on a FANTASTIC header. Boom!
Ball in the back of the net and Val had scored her first career goal in
style, with swag, with character, with perseverance and persistence.
A consummate hard worker and advocate for her teammate
through her cheering and enthusiasm, Val is a crucial element of the Gustie
team. The elation that surrounded Val
from her teammates, coaches and fans was characteristic of all Val gives to
this program on a daily basis, and with that goal, she more than made a lasting
mark and set the bar high for fantastic goals for the 2013. Congratulations on your first career goal
Val, as well as being named Player of the Week!
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