May News


May 27th
Tryouts Update -  The Heat tryout will be held at Maitland Middle School on June 6th and 8th from 6-8pm.  The club's website currently shows the location as being at Lake Destiny, which is incorrect.

May 23rd
Along with all their accomplishments on the field, many of the Heat girls have also been recognized for their academic accomplishments during the school year.  Click here for details.

May 22nd
State Rankings Update - The Heat are now ranked 22nd in the state of Florida, based on our recent victory in the Palm Bay Spring Challenge.  This ties us with FCA Kumba, who we defeated there.  Note that Kumba will drop below us after Memorial Day, as points they earned last Memorial Day are eliminated on the one year rolling basis that is used to accumulate points.  Awesome job girls, on this great accomplishment for a 1st year team!

May 22nd
The Heat team traveled to Vero Beach for our final spring season game.  There, the girls closed the season on a very positive note with a convincing 2-0 win against the Region B Cup champion Vero Beach Vipers.  Two great scoring combinations between Patricia and Gabrielle (each girl scored a goal, with the other assisting) put the Heat up 2-nil in the first 15 minutes.  The girls dominated the rest of the way with great defensive play from the back four.  They also narrowly missed 2 other great scoring chances.  The game was important because it really showed the overall team improvement  from two previous losses to this team.

May 21st
The Heat lost a hard fought game to CFU 0-3.  In a game that was much tighter than the score would indicate, the girls held the game scoreless for the first 45 minutes.  Playing a new, tight defensive formation, the team frustrated CFU's offensive attack, and generated some good counter-attacking opportunites.  The winning goal for CFU came midway into the 2nd half off a 25 yard "rocket" shot from the CFU midfield.  With 5 minutes left, and nothing to lose, the coaches came out of their defensive posture, and generated some good opportunities offensively, but couldn't finish.  CFU closed the scoring with two late goals against the Heat's opened up defense.

May 15th
The Heat battled a tough Spacecoast Storm team to a 1-1 tie.  Spacecoast had previously beaten the Heat twice, and things started out looking difficult again as the Storm scored just 3 minutes into the game on a defensive breakdown up the middle.  But, the girls showed resolve and played out the 1st half very evenly, but still trailing 0-1.  The 2nd half was an up and down, somehwat sloppy game with neither team able to mount much of an offensive attack until about 22 minutes into half.  Then, Kait chest-trapped a weak clearance by the Storm about 25 yards out, and moved forward to just inside the 18, where she strongly volleyed in the equalizer.  The last 8 minutes saw both teams get a few chances, but neither was able to convert, and the game ended in a 1-1 tie.

May 14th
HAPPY 12th BIRTHDAY, CAROLINE!!!

May 7th
The Heat lost to a very tough Melbourne Beach Tsunami team 0-2.  The defense only gave up a PK in the 1st half, and a 30 yard high arching shot for a goal in the 2nd half.  However, the Tsunami controlled play for most of the game as the Heat had a difficult time generating any kind of sustained offensive attack against the relentless Tsunami pressure.

May 6th
Tryout dates for the 2005-2006 seasonal year have been set by the Maitland Soccer Club.  Click here for more information.


May 1st  -- Maitland Heat are Champions at the Palm Bay Spring Challenge 
The Heat girls won 3 of 4 games at the Palm Bay tournament and brought home the Champions trophy in the girls U12 National Division.  The team played inspired soccer as the girls continued to show dramatic improvement in team play from all the hard work they have all put in this spring.  The girls were joined by 3 guest players; Sammi, Sydney and Melody who solidified the team after the recent loss of one our top defenders, Meagan B, due to injury.


Game 1 vs Jax. Revolution - The Heat dominated this game from start to finish.  Reagan opened the scoring about midway through the 1st half.  Megan W. then closed out the game early in the 2nd half, sealing the victory.  The Heat had many other good chances, but had to be satisfied with the 2-0 victory.


Game 2 vs Florida Thunder - In a very closely contested game, the Heat dropped the decision to the Thunder 1-2.  The Thunder opened the scoring, and led at the half by a goal.  The Heat countered about midway through the 2nd half with Caroline netting the equalizer off a feed from Sydney, who had made a beautiful penetrating run up the middle.  Although the Heat outplayed the Thunder for the remainder of the 2nd half, they couldn't convert a winning goal.  The Thunder got the game winner about 5 minutes from the finish.  The Heat's 1-1 record, however, qualified us for the Semifinal games.


Game 3, Semifinal  vs FCA Kumba - This semifinal game saw the 2nd and 3rd seeded Kumba and Heat face off in what would be a classic come-from-behind victory for the Heat.  The girls fell behind 0-2 by midway through the 1st half after 2 "ugly" goals by the Kumba.  However, ugly or not, they count the same, and the Heat limped into halftime with the two goal deficit.  The coaches sensed that we had been outplaying the Kumba, and urged the girls keep their heads high, and keep working hard, and eventually the results would come.  And come they did!  Gabrielle opened the Heat scoring 6 minutes into the half, one touching a beautiful cross from Patricia into the back of the net.  This goal inspired the girls, as they totally dominated the remainder of the half.  However, after almost countless close chances, the Heat still found themselves down 1-2 with just 3 minutes remaining.  Then, Patricia took a through ball deep in the Kumba zone that turned into a 50-50 ball with the Kumba keeper.  Patricia got the shot off, but the Kumba keeper largely blocked it.  Gabrielle was there again to finish the rebound, tying the score.  Golden goal overtime followed with the momentum now all with the Heat.  Just 4 minutes into the 1st overtime, Gabrielle again had a breakaway down the right side and rocketed a shot the Kumba keeper couldn't handle.  Gabrielle was right there again to rip the rebound into the back of the net to seal the victory, and lead the girls into the final with her "hat-trick".


Game 4, Final  vs Florida Thunder - This game saw a rematch from Saturday with the Heat ready to avenge their earlier defeat.  However, the game started largely for the Thunder, who pretty much controlled play through the first half.  Only the outstanding goalkeeping from Alison kept us in the game.  The game remained scoreless until halftime.  The 2nd half saw the Heat come out and finally match the physical play that the Thunder had been showing.  About 10 minutes into the half, the Heat took a series of 3 successive corner kicks.  On the third, Patricia headed a beautiful corner by Caroline that the Thunder keeper initially saved, but couldn't hold.  Patricia was right there to finish her own rebound, putting the Heat up 1-0.   The remainder of the game was close with the Heat and Thunder getting a a few good chances each.  The Heat dominated the final 5 minutes and earned the CHAMPIONSHIP 1-0 victory


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