NorthWood- #7 (2A) Ft. Wayne Concordia 1-4 (1-1)

Communication has to be key for today's match. After a close 1-2 loss for the JV, it is now the Varsity's turn to take a shot at another ranked team. The Cadets are the current State Runner Up in class 2A. The first half however belongs to NorthWood. A fifth minute cross from Landon to Sebastian ends with a miss or whiff by C-Bass only because our home field is so so so bad. A minute later, Landon places a ball into Jerson's feet whose shot requires a last second touch by the Concordia Lutheran last man for a corner. The only Concordia threat in the first 20 minutes comes comes off a Concordia corner and subsequent header that has Luke diving for his first save of the day. In the 20th, NW finally gets a result from all the offensive work. Sebastian comes up the middle on the left side and passes the ball to Landon who, in turn, crosses the ball into the box towards Andre and Jerson. Some excellent communications between the two has Jerson take a massive blast on the frame. The Concordia keeper has absolutely no chance and NW takes the lead, 1-0. A shot from Nick turns into a redirect chance for Andy; his decent shot sails just over the woodwork. In the 38th, Concordia goes up the field near the lefts side of the box. A pass from the corner has #11 in an offside position so he stops as, for some reason, does the entire NW defense. Another outside midfielder from Concordia takes advantage of of the situation and dribbles into the box around stopped NW players, delivers the ball in the box where another Cadet places the ball simply into the goal. 1-1 is the half time score. At the half that incident is discussed as is the issue to keep playing the way we have and holding the zero in the second half. We play well thru about the 58th. In the 56th, Jerson passes to Andre who goes into the box and around a Concordia defender and places the ball out of reach for the keeper on the frame but the pall lacks pace and is cleared before it reaches the goal line. Luke makes a great save in minute 57 and tips a upper 90 shot over the bar. In the 58th, Concordia is awarded a corner which somehow ends in the goal after a messy melee. Another mess in the box in the 73rd is not dealt with and results in the 1-3. In the 78th, NW shows a sign of life when Jerson's pass finds Sebastian's feet. His shot connects with the crossbar and goes over. In the 79th, Concordia finds the net one more time on a badly defended ball for the 1-4 final.