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Gainesville girls soccer team drops postseason opener to Creekview in penalty kick shootout

Lady Red Elephants' missed opportunities result in early playoff exit

Gainesville’s Elizabeth Fischer, left, and Alyssa Turner celebrate Turner’s goal while Creekview’s Samantha Amos looks on in the first round of the Class AAAAA state playoffs on Tuesday at City Park Stadium in Gainesville. - photo by Jared Putnam | The Times

0429 Gainesville1 — Gainesville’s Elizabeth Fischer, left, and Alyssa Turner celebrate Turner’s goal while Creekview’s Samantha Amos looks on in the first round of the Class AAAAA state playoffs on Tuesday at City Park Stadium in Gainesville. - photo by Jared Putnam | The Times

Over and over again, Gainesville’s girls were agonizingly close to the goal they needed. “I think if we look back on it, I’m sure there were 10 chances that were really good chances that we messed up,” Gainesville girls soccer coach Mark Wade said. “We kicked it to the keeper several times and missed a run or missed a pass, little things like that.

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