Game One: The Saints Classic

Game 3 (1-2-0)
12 September vs. Garden City (1-0)



The first match of the Saints Classic this year would be quite a challenge for us. We came in 0-2 and had yet to score a goal this season. Yet, we had played pretty well, as we only had allowed one goal in each match.  

But a strange illness has been going around the junior class. Owen Kitts missed the game with it. Noah Morgan and Brody Siebert just came back from it. Bobby Bjorseth still had it, but played. 

Add the fact that Omar had to serve his red card suspension tonight—well, that compounded the matters more.

We were very proud of our play tonight. We earned a shutout of a very creative and offensive-minded team. What an incredible stat. 

When you add that Miles played close to half the match at the "9," we really have to highlight how well Bjorseth and Rutter played centerback. In fact, Greyson became one of our Men of Match. 


Michael Doerfler and Noah Morgan manned the wing fullback position, and the Buffaloes kept running two players through their zone. They had to contend with a lot while both did an admirable job.


I know we only scored one goal, and that was from a nice free kick by Ragan and a perfectly-timed head-in by Miles Laws, who became our other Man of the Match. Miles, however, really made us look like a well-oiled machine on offense, as we created chance after chance.

David Weinberg had his best match of the year, gathering good minutes at the “9,” that included delivering a couple of goal-scoring opportunities and just a next-level dummy that we skied over the goal. 

Sophomore Micheal Doerfler delivered over 60 minutes of good soccer in his first major minutes on varsity. He played mostly wing defender, but he also logged time at the “6” and the “9” and the “11.”


It was a turn-things-around win. We just need to build on it for the rest of the tournament. Hopefully, we will get a couple of guys back for tomorrow night's match against Manhattan, and we will show some offensive growth.

But chalk this one up to a great team effort.


STATS:

First Half

Saints: 5 (3) Corners: 5 (Befort 2, Ragan, Siebert 2)

Buffaloes: 7 (5) Corners: 0

Second Half:

Saints: 6 (4) Corners: 6 (Siebert 2, Laws 2, Bjorseth, Weinberg)

19:55 Laws: (Ragan drives the 40-yd. deadball for the Laws’ header)

Buffaloes: 4 (2) Corners: 0

Parker Lehn logs is first shutout of the season (.67 goals against).




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