News Flash: Utes defeat Huracán, 6-0

We´ll get back to the travel news later...but wanted to give you the information from today´s match as soon as we got back to the hotel...


We won today´s game, 6-0.

Starting lineup:
Gk: Amy Edman (Emalee Rogers played the second half)
Defense: Nicole Cardon, Jena Roberts, Christine Quinn, Kiley Jones
Midfield: Amanda Sanchez, Kelly Isleib, Katy Reineke
Forwards: Jen Christoffers, Erin Dalley, Lauren Hair

Substitutions:
Melissa Crespo, Danielle Sample, Chelea Card, Addie Hair, Paola Marsenaro, Katie Brower, Emaleee Rogers

Did not play: Morgan Skeen, Alyssa Toomey (injured)

Goals:
4´ Erin Dalley (Lauren Hair, Kelly Isleib)
23´ Erin Dalley (Nicole Cardon)
25´ Amanda Sanchez (Kelly Isleib)
34´ Jen Christoffers
50´ Lauren Hair (Katy Reineke, Chelsea Card)
78´ Jen Christoffers (Kiley Jones)


The Utah soccer team kicked off its tour of South America on Monday afternoon and rode a pair of early goals by Erin Dalley to a 6-0 victory over Argentine club team, Huracán. Goalkeepers Amy Edman and Emalee Rogers split time and shared the shutout. The game was played on a rough and hard field at the training facility of Huracán in the Bajo Flores area in the south part of Buenos Aires on a warm afternoon. The sidelines were jammed with coaches and young boys from the Huracán club who were shocked to see the speed of play from the American girls...There was also a small contingent of Ute parents and fans present to cheer on the visitors.

Dalley opened the scoring in the 4th minute as Kelly Isleib sent a long through ball to Lauren Hair on the right wing. Hair slipped a pass to Dalley in front of the goal as she slammed it home. Later, after a Huracán corner kick, the Utes countered quickly and freshman Nicole Cardon found Dalley on the left wing. She sidestepped a defender and calmly shot it past the onrushing goalkeeper to make it 2-0 in the 23rd minute.

Just two minutes later, it was 3-0. Kelly Isleib smashed a free kick off the crossbar from 25 yards out and Amanda Sanchez alertly pounced on the rebound for the score. And Jen Christoffers made it 4-0 in the 34th as the Utes had a comfortable lead at the half.

It was 5-0 just five minutes after the break after a nice Chelsea Card pass put Katy Reineke through on the left wing. Reineke hit a low cross to a wide-open Lauren Hair, who tapped it in.

Utah found a nice rhythm and were able to tire out the hosts, but missed a few chances to add to the score. Christoffers hit the post and Paola Marsenaro headed over the bar.

Finally, Christoffers got her second of the afternoon after a nice feed from Kiley Jones in the 78th minute to give the Utes their final margin of victory. All that remained was to try to preserve the shutout and goalkeeper Emalee Rogers did her part as she smothered a point blank shot in the 85th minute.

The Utes will travel to Montevideo in the morning and will face the national team from that country on Wednesday morning. It will be a special match for senior Paola Marsenaro, who hails from Uruguay and will have her grandmother and other family members present.



Quotes:
Rich Manning- "It was truly a great environment and unique to play against an opponent with a different style. I thought we performed well under some unique travel and playing conditions. I was most pleased that we improved our passing and possession as the game wore on. The opponent gave a great effort and made it difficult for us, but I thought we were solid for the majority of the match. It was fun to be at a club, with all of the kids showing up as they arrived from school and so excited to be at the training facility and ready for practice. The young boys were watching and amazed to see the girls playing at such a good level. We are anticipating another great match on Wednesday."

Jen Christoffers -" I felt good in spite of the long travel. It was hard to play on the field as it was bumpy. It was different to play against a team from another country but they made it hard on us. It was rewarding to get some goals after the hard work we´ve put in over the last two months."