game recaps

PLEASANTON RAGE 4 - 0 Academia - June 13, 2024 By: Cara Paton On June 13, 2024, RAGE played an exciting game against Academia. Both teams played amazing soccer and made it a very entertaining match.  Straight from kick-off, RAGE brought a lot of energy, getting their first shot off by #15 Towle in the 1st minute of the game. The shot went wide, but RAGE continued to bring their passion to earn them more opportunities. Shortly after, #2 Siddiqi received the ball and dribbled into space, taking a shot from a distance that unfortunately went over.  In the 9th [...]

PLEASANTON RAGE 0 - 0 OLYMPIC CLUB - June 5, 2024 By: Cara Paton RAGE played their 3rd home game of the season against Olympic Club. The game was well played by both teams and closely contested RAGE and Olympic Club had an even first half with both teams having many opportunities to score. Within the opening minutes of the match, RAGE had the first shot on goal, with #19 Ko dribbling the ball and passing it back to #5 McDonnell who dribbled towards the goal and shot wide. In the 10th minute, an Olympic player shot far from the [...]

Pleasanton RAGE vs. Stockton Cargo - June 2, 2024 By: Cara Paton RAGE’s second home game versus Stockton Cargo on Sunday, June 2nd, was a very well-played and entertaining game of soccer by both teams. Cargo brought a large number of supporters including an enthusiastic drummer. RAGE started very strong in the 1st half by keeping the majority of the possession, despite Cargo’s pressure. RAGE’s #7 Lek-Miro received the ball from a pass by #12 Saucelo and got double-teamed, then pulled down by Cargo’s #15 Bostard. RAGE received a freekick from this, yet it came to nothing. Again, RAGE’s #7 [...]

Pleasanton RAGE vs. California Storm - May 28, 2024 By: Cara Paton RAGE’s first home game of the season was well attended with a packed crowd at the Stanford Stadium. Cal Storm began the first half with the majority of the possession while RAGE maintained their shape and absorbed pressure in the defense, limiting opportunity. In the 9th minute, Cal Storm’s #93 Bourgeois played a one-two with #21 Lancaster which resulted in a shot over the bar. Shortly after, #14 Silva got a head injury so Cal had to play with 10 until she was cleared to return. In the [...]