FIRST HALF- The sparsely populated stands are proof that this game is not as highly anticipated as the previous two match ups. A total of 89 fans are witness to a multitude of goals and goal scorers. The Lakers have a depleted team with just one sub. Lakeland arrives late to Wellfield Park and the game kicks off about 13 minutes late. The offensive start from the Panthers is promising when Sebastian Guillen whips a nice cross in the box. Andre de Freitas' attempt at a sideways bicycle kick sails to the right of the Lakeland goal. A minute later, another NW attack -there will be plenty of those tonight- Kayden Newcomer gets the ball and crosses it tightly near the 6 where the ball is misHANDled by a Lakeland defender. Center ref Asoera points to the punishment spot and Kayden takes the pk. It was not the best PK but it goes in for the early NW lead, 1-0. We only have to wait another 4 minutes before the scoreboard needs updated again. Chandler Bontrager places a nice thru ball in the box to Dre who gets two chances at scoring; the second one finds the net for NW's second and Andre's first goal of the night. Despite efforts from Lakeland's #5 and #22 to prevent Panther attacks and occassionally trying to threaten themselves, it does turn into a game that is dominated by NW. A beatiful cross from Kayden around the right side of the Lakers defense finds Seba's head near the far post. The quality header finds the net, 3-0. In the 14th, Seba passes a split ball on the ground to Andre for the 4-0 lead. The 15th minute sees a nice "megnuts' from Joey Eshelman on LL's #10. We have to wait another 15 minutes before the score increases again; Kayden's pass to Dre puts the forementioned Mr. de Freitas in a scoring position and he does not disappoint; 5-0. The Panthers hit the post thrice in the first half and the 37th minute has a repeat goal from the 30" goal (Kayden to Andre, Andre goal, 6-0. The only real threat in the entire game occurs in the 38th minute when a NW defensive miscue all of a sudden presents Lakeland with a 1V1 situation on Andrew Graber but the Lakeland scoring effort gets thwarted by Graber's right foot and therefore keeps NW in the running for another shutout. One minute before the break, Joel Guzman finds Kayden who curls the ball into the net for the 7-0 HT score! HALF TIME- The only half time adjustment is the lineup where the entire bench comes on the pitch to start the second half. SECOND HALF- Luis Castillo starts us off with an assist to Aiden Schrock who with great technique, volleys the ball low into the goal for the 8-0 lead. Kyle Cripe has a couple of great offensive actions by way of a corner kick and some nice passing. The first yellow is shown in the 69th when Lakeland's #22 uses his weight and pushes Chan over for no apparent reason in the center circle. In the same minute, Carlos Alvarez decides to occupy a spot on the score sheet after he receives a pass from Andre. With 11 minutes to go, the Panther lead is 9. In the 73rd, Andre and again the feisty Lakeland #22 get into a verbal confrontation which lands both of them a yellow caution. Since it is #22's second yellow, he gets the soft red and has to leave the field; his night is over. A Chan assist with two minutes left on the clock evens out the Aidens scoring match when Aiden Greenlee gets his first of the night. The final is 10-0 and the game is a good practice game for the Panthers, gets everyone but Alex (not eligible yet due to practice rules after coming back) playing time and gets the starters some well deserved rest time. NorthWood's record is 1-1-1 as we now prepare for the home game versus Bremen Thursday. There was no JV game vs. Lakeland. Bremen has a JV but apparently has low numbers in the program so the NW-Bremen JV game will be one half. I will update start times of the games Thursday as they become available. NOTES - Six scorers is a nice distribution for the NW offense tonight. Wednesday's practice will be on the turf field.
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