Ray Akiona
Ray Akiona
panic took
It was panic soccer. They took us out of our offense.
affect besides concern played sure teams worry
I worry about every team, from day one. My concern would be the altitude; we haven't played in those conditions. I'm not sure how that is going to affect the teams, besides the teams that have already played there.
hooked kid realize sign
You sign up your kid and you don't realize you get hooked on it.
against confidence gave goal knowing second wind
I think the goal gave us a little confidence, knowing we had to go against the wind in the second half. It was very important for us to get a goal with the wind to our backs. It made a difference.
extremely seriously team
I think there's a lot of parity; it's going to be an extremely competitive tournament. You have to take every team very seriously from the start.
fortunate goal good
If you had the wind, you had to get your goal. We were fortunate to get a good goal from Stephanie Yoro.