Buongiorno, Milano Italia e una bellissima citta in Italia dove la cultura e ricca e il paesaggio e mozzafiato. Li il calcio non e solo uno sport, e uno stile di vita.  Lunedi 8 Maggio un piccolo pezzo di quello spirito si e riflesso a Milan Michigan.

Good morning, Milan Italy is a beautiful city in Italy where the culture is rich and the scenery is breathtaking.  There, soccer is not just a sport it is a way of life.  On Monday May 8^th, a little piece of that spirit was reflected in Milan Michigan.

#1 Milan was hosting #4 Huron in the Round Robin Huron Tournament.  Both teams spent some time feeling each other out as both had a lot on the line.  Milan, undefeated in league play, was down 2-1 to the Chiefs a week ago but was able to score late handing the Chiefs the loss.  The Chiefs, knowing they could beat Milan, wanted to cross all their T’s and dot all their I’s to beat the host team.  A lot of defensive work from Addison Dolencic, Lily Cholette, Callie Eaton, Maggie Warden, Molly Johnston and Hannah Purcell helped Riley Humeniak keep the ball out of the Chief’s goal.  0-0 was the halftime score as the strong midfield play from the Chiefs started to put them in control of the match.  Freshmen Maggie Mentzer and Ava Banko threw themselves at everything to help generate not only control of the ball but also establish a sense of aggressiveness.   Huron’s youngest player, Shaylyn Carpenter, alongside Melissa Mentzer worked tirelessly in the middle as well. Breeann Roupe, Mira Lazenby, Ava Plackowski and Addison Bozynski all worked up and back to help brake Milan down on the outsides.  Rylie Cassette, Kendyl Sikorski and Danica Lividini all pressured the Milan defense to create opportunities.  After much work and hitting the post herself, Cassette created the opportunity everyone was waiting for when she beat girls around the outside and centered the ball. Kendyl Sikorski wasted no time holding off her defender and blasting Cassette’s pass into the back of the net.  As the Chief’s fans chanted “VIVA HURON” and “BUONO CALCIO” the Chiefs continued to press and almost scored another late to try to steal the win.  Final outcome was 1-1 between these two teams playing “The Beautiful Sport”