Post Season begins at STA this year!

Game 17: 10-6-1
23 October vs. Pittsburg in Region 2 Semis at Saint Thomas Aquinas (10-0-0)


Oddly enough, we just switched locations for our first game of post season as we still drew the Pittsburg Purple Dragons (along with some Colgan students) for our first match.

Last year we downed them in Pittsburg 5-1, but this year they did no put up much resistance at all. Granted it was raining steadily throughout the match, and they had driven two and a half hours up in a school bus, just arriving with less than an hour to game time—so things did not bode well for them.

They did hit a nice shot off the post in the first half. And they did earn a corner kick around the same time, but for the most part that was the extent of their attack.

We had them 5-0 at half, with the first three goals coming off deadballs, 2 corner kicks and a long, free kick. In the second half, we scored a quick 4 goals before we had played ten minutes. So the match did end early, with 22 and change left to play.

We got treated to some very nice goals involving quick touches and lots of unselfishness. Our baseline attacks contributed to 3 or 4 goals tonight. So we played stylistically very well, the way we want to play going forward.

Next up we have another rematch from last year, as we will take on Sumner Academy Thursday at F.L Schlagle Stadium in hopes of claiming our 32nd regional title and our 22nd straight.

Last year we barely escaped, winning 1-0. It should be another good one.

STATS:

First Half:

Saints: Shots: 15 (10) Corners: 10 (Janeway 3, Welsh 2, Muckerman, Lebourveau 2, Siebert, Adi) 

37:20 Weinrich (Welsh bends the left-footed corner in for the head-flick.)

30:54 Weinrich (Ryan bends the corner in for a Muckerman header to a John header; yep double header)

28:58 LeBourveau (Welsh lifts the long deadball that comes off the keeper for a Lebourveau finish)

8:55 Muckerman (Kluck overlaps to strike a perfect t-ball through the Ryan dummy)

0:40 Siebert (Janeway t's it  across for a goalie knockdown, and a tap-in)

Pittsburg: Shots: 3 (1) Corners: 1

Second Half:

Saints: 16 (11) EG: 4 Corners: 6 (Ryan 2, Welsh, Sieber, Lebourveau, Sarmiento)

34:24: Muckerman (Janeway blows towards the baseline to stop and square it to Liam who flicks it up for the Muckerman finish back post)

33:41 Ryan (Muckerman runs a give-and-go)

33:22 Welsh (Nate drives inside before pushing it back out to and overlapping Welsh who just buries it)

31:36 Sarmiento (Kluck t's it for the Ragan header that gets cleared to Reboulet whose touch goes to Omar who does the rest)

22:37 Muckerman (Kitts lifts the perfect d-ball to the back post for fine header)



Andrew Muckerman: Man of the Match






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