A hard fought NLC battle left NorthWood with an undeserved loss. With two minutes left and the score tied at 1-1, Goshen was erroneously awarded a throw in that led to their second (and the game's winning) goal. NW thought (correctly) that they should have the throw in and moved their players up on the offensive half of the field, leaving the defensive half exposed. That gave the Redskins the opportunity to score. A very unfortunate result after a horrendous blunder by the AR whose only job at that time was to make sure to call the throw in the correct way.
After a competetive and scoreless first half it was Goshen who hit the onion bag first, five minutes into the second act. But in the 66th Lincoln passed the ball to Conner who in turn crossed the ball in the box. Kronk was able to connect and draw the Panthers even with Goshen, 1-1. From the overall four or five shots on goal, NW could have scored thrice. The result was disappointing, the effort sure was not and it was by far the best performance of the season. The team rose to the challenge and played 80 minutes of soccer. Just because the office of Bald & Blind Inc. made a mistake doesn't mean that the team didn't deserve more then they got. One of these days, the calls will start going our way.................
NOTES
The JV lost 3-0 to Goshen. This score is a little deflated and not a true reflection of the game. This was a close game until about the last 7 or 8 minutes. NorthWood's JV had some scoring opportunities as well. Coach Matterson came up with a strategic move by putting back up GK Thompson between the woodwork and putting Kyle in a midfield position.
NEXT UP
Tomorrow (Saturday), Varsity plays at home vs. South Bend Riley at 10 am, while the JV travels to Goshen High School for the JV Tourney. The first game is at 9 am vs. Plymouth and the second game in the A flight will be against Northridge or Memorial (depending on the outcome of the first game at Noon.
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