We played another solid defensive game and we passed the ball pretty well. Fatima played a very defensive style of setup having just two kids mainly play on the attack. Most of them were shelled in the box, but for the most part we were successful getting the ball where we wanted it.

All of this is pretty nice. The guys continue to play well together.

Adrian has an excellent touch and a powerful shot on the ball. He has adjusted himself to our style of play quite well and will add a lot of dimension to this team.

We played really well for this being the first game of the year. I am pleasantly surprised. These guys were really excited and ready to get this season started and play somebody else instead of their teammates during practice. They came out and did not play into any bad habits. It was a pretty strong performance for a full 40 minutes.

This is a unique team in that all these guys like everybody. They really bond together very well and work very well together, no matter which 11 players are on the field. They were in-sync tonight. It's fun for me to be around a group of guys like this.