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Soccer Preview and Game Thread: SEC Tournament Round One

Related Topics: Florida, Georgia, Darren Ambrose

The regular season ended with a 2-1 Commodore victory. It was not pretty, and I was very agitated at halftime. Coach Ambrose elected for a 4-5-1, pulling the wingers from the typical 4-3-3 back into midfield to play a very conservative style. Vanderbilt was predictably pinned in their own half of the field for 61% of the first half. That number includes Vanderbilt’s own possession. Team possession for the first half was split 49-51 in Georgia’s favor, but 61% of Vanderbilt’s own time of possession was in their own defensive half. Vanderbilt failed to attempt a shot while allowing 8.