Our third day saw a triumphant return of Louise and our SECOND win of the tournament! We played the Germans in the morning and with Emma's magnetic arm for anything Courtney sent soaring, they didn't stand a chance. We played the game on a lovely, properly green field and I think it gave our legs the extra boost we needed to outrun the Germans, even though they were very tall and athletic. This is particularly true of Olly who got so many run through Ds. Amy Moffat smashed through any force on her with casual breaks, Celine Campbell was pumped and savage on defence and took down a huge stall 9 huck under pressure at one point, Caoimhe and Jennifer were perfect long receivers against a zone, never panicking when they caught the disc outside the endzone and Sinead even hucked it at one point! Deirdre had a sensational crosswind hammer and Claire skilfully won us the game catching a lovely long throw from Amy, which she read perfectly (unlike me).
Germany was a lovely team to play against, despite their mad coach with a wooden spoon prowling the sidelines, and deserved our highest awarded spirit score.
MVP: Emma Tracey
Score: 17 - 12
Next up was the Japanese and what a game! We really put it to them and shocked even ourselves with the outcome. We decided to try some brand new things, not even practiced at home in Ireland, such as a zone and ISO. Our zone put loads of pressure on the throws and caused the Japanese to turn over several times, giving us the opportunity to respond with quick offence. Our ISO had them at a loss for what to do, with Courtney's excellently weighted throws making it easy for the ISO to run on to. At first we couldn't get the disc from the ISO to the endzone but with a quick adjustment by our clever coach Alan, we were able to offload easily to the likes of Claire and Helen, who timed their cuts perfectly and outpaced their markers easily. Always a fun team to watch, the Japanese were very intense and brought out the best in us.
MVP: Courtney Hosp and Claire Pugh
Score: 7 - 17 (woo!)
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