ECNL TN Showcase: PDA Blue vs Real Colorado National ECNL G08
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This match started quickly going back and forth from the moment the game started. Both PDA Blue & Real Colorado National showed quick attacks and the ability to build out of the back. Both teams displayed they can win the…
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Continue ReadingThis match started quickly going back and forth from the moment the game started. Both PDA Blue & Real Colorado National showed quick attacks and the ability to build out of the back. Both teams displayed they can win the ball high on the pitch in efforts to counter attack. PDA showed more success with keeping possession throughout the match. Both teams showed they work well off their strikers and can create chances. Ella Ortiz Ella Ortiz 5'3" | F Vorhees | 2026 State NJ earned a free kick just outside the box with a great run she had made. After the short free kick, she was able to get on the end of it to put PDA up 1-0. The game took another step up in tempo after the goal. Real Colorado wasted no time to attack moments after the goal from PDA. Overall, both teams showed excellent habits in creating chances and building attacks as a team. Real Colorado tested the keeper often, but PDA was able to secure a 1-0 win over Real Colorado.
Ella Ortiz Ella Ortiz 5’3″ | F Vorhees | 2026 State NJ played as a strong forward for PDA Blue ECNL G08. She showcased her foot skills early in the match and ability to beat defenders. Ortiz is a smart and quick player that shows she doesn’t shy away from creating chances. She made great runs in the attack and displayed her ability defensively. She also earned the free kick that lead to her goal in the first 20 minutes of the game. In the goal, Ortiz showed she knows how to time her run in and was able to get to the far post to score the only goal of the game. Ortiz was composed and placed the ball well. Overall, Ortiz is a crafty forward that has many abilities in being dangerous in the attacking third.
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Alexa Lee played as a left back for PDA Blue. Lee is quick, crafty and brave. She showed she is strong into tackles and can connect passes well. Lee is able to break lines with her passing but also can take her space to join in the attack. She displayed the ability to win the ball in her own half, take her space into the attacking third and join in the box after connecting her pass in hopes of getting a chance on frame. Lee is a unique left back that shows she has confidence across the entire field.
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Lila Emmetsberger Lila Emmetsberger 5’6″ | F Northfield | 2026 CO played as a midfielder for Real Colorado National ENCL G08. Emmetsberger showed she is likes to play in spaces where the midfielders forget to mark. She has the ability to check her shoulder and find spaces to be an outlet for her back line. Emmetsberger connects passes well with her back line and forwards. She displayed she can cut passes well and track her player defensively. Overall, Lila Emmetsberger Lila Emmetsberger 5’6″ | F Northfield | 2026 CO is a smart midfielder who you can connect passes well and is thinking steps ahead before receiving the ball.
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Ava Willard plays as a forward for Real Colorado National G08. She is strong, tall and quick. Willard is hard working and plays well off her teammates. She has good vision as a striker and shows she is willing to work with any pass played to her. Willard displayed she can be a player that others play off of or be the forward to make a clever run for a chance to get a through ball played in her stride. She also has the ability to press a back line well to force errors. Overall, Willard showcased she is a hard working player and can be a dangerous forward.