Think again.

Clicking like a squad that's been together for months, Danbury United remained undefeated by outlasting Team Helmet of Seymour 2-0 in a Nutmeg State Games matchup at the Portuguese Center Wednesday night.

Joanna Coords, a rising junior at Danbury High, and Amanda Walters, a rising senior at Pomperaug, provided second-half goals for Danbury United, which won its third consecutive game.

"I thought it was actually a very close game. We were expecting them to be a tough team. It was pretty physical but it was a good tactical game," Walters said.

"It was really closely matched. Both teams are really good," Coords said. "It was even the whole time. It was really physical. But it was OK. We knew coming in it was going to be tough and the one (today) is going to be tough also."

Coached by Warren Delaney, Danbury United plays its last round-robin game against the Warde Mustangs of Fairfield tonight at Kenosia before entering the medal round. The Warde Mustangs were nipped by Team Helmet in penalty kicks earlier this week after neither side scored in regulation.

Danbury United's roster includes players from Danbury, Immaculate, Wooster School, Pomperaug, Newtown, Shepaug Valley, Masuk, Wilton, Westhill and Norwalk.

Despite being relative strangers, they've clicked from the outset.

"We all just met two weeks ago and we got along great," Coords said. "We're all friends now. And everyone is pretty good so we work together well. We're just all good players."

That goes for the younger ones, too. Several girls entering their freshman year play "up" on premier teams. Yet it's hard to tell their ages by how they play.

"We're all at the same level and kind of the same size so we work well together," Coords said. "I wouldn't have known they're younger if I didn't know them."

The match was scoreless until the 45th minute. Following a throw in, Westhill's Lizzie Van Name juggled the ball before sending a pass to the cutting Coords, who scored to give Danbury United a 1-0 lead.

Ten minutes later, Walters provided an insurance goal by converted a sharp-angled shot from the right side into the left side of the net.

Coords and Walters share the team lead with three goals apiece. Both have scored once in all three matches. But Danbury flaunts several other players capable of providing offense. Seven players found the net during Danbury's 7-0 victory over the Bridgewater Wavz and five players had goals in a 5-1 win against Northwest United of Norwalk.

Defensively, goalies Monica Dahlgren and Corey Medrano combined for their second shutout in three games. Both played a half, just as they did against Bridgeport. Medrano, the Immaculate High keeper, played the entire game against Northwest United. Dahlgren will be a freshman at Wooster this fall.

The play of the goalies and defenders is important because the third tiebreaker (after head to head and record vs. common opponents) is goals allowed.

Walters is a NSG veteran, having competed in gymnastics several times.

"I decided I'd try something different and do soccer," she said. "I love it. It's a way to have your sport in the summer. It's like a pre-season get-in-shape kind of thing where you meet different people. I hardly know any of the girls on the team so it's chance for me to reach out and have fun."

Conversely, Coords is participating for the first time, but she's got a good reason.

"I actually never knew there were Nutmeg Games before this but they're in Danbury this year," she said. "I think it's fun. It's a great thing to do. All my friends are (doing) different sports. You meet new people and you play against good teams so you get better at it."

Any maybe come away with a gold medal.

"We want to win pretty badly," Coords said. "Yeah, definitely."

NOTES: Danbury United's victory was marred by a right knee injury suffered in the second half by Melissa Michaelis, a rising junior at Danbury High. There weren't any trainers or medical personnel on-site during the game to evaluate or treat the injury.