Kalia (left) and Mia Littlejohn. (Dawn Hesselgrave photo)
On the video, you can smell the goalie’s fear.
Coupeville High School freshman-to-be Kalia Littlejohn, playing for her select soccer squad, lines up the penalty kick with under 30 seconds to play in a tie game.
She circles the ball like a lioness, then her hand goes up and time starts to move in slow motion.
A slight dip of the head, the goalie visibly flinches, and then a sudden flick of Littlejohn’s left foot and the ball slices left to right and vanishes into the corner of the net.
Cue the celebration for Littlejohn and her NWU U16 teammates, including big sis Mia and fellow Whidbey booter Malia Hansen, as they claim a 2-1 win over Snohomish United GU16 Saturday.
That win, with the first goal coming from Hansen, lifted NWU to 2-0 in the on-going Skagit Firecracker tournament in Burlington.
NWU opened with a 4-0 romp over Gala FC Friday, and the two wins propel the team into the championship game in their division.
That game is 4:30 Sunday on Field 8 at Skagit River Park.
If the Littlejohns win, it’ll be the second straight summer their team has triumphed at the tourney.
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