League Opener

This afternoon last year's top two Central League teams faced off in the league opener for both teams. LM (with only 5 seniors on the squad) came in ranked 7th in this week's Inquirer Top 10 Poll and Conestoga 9th, the only 2 Central League teams to make the list.

The 1st half was very uneventful, with neither team trying to possess the ball and both teams getting their few scoring chance from long balls & restarts. The Aces best chance came when sophmore Alex Moureaud found himself open inside the 18 but his shot just missed wide left. Stoga had a mini breakaway but was stoned by LM keeper Will Rosenbaum. 0-0 at halftime.

In the 2nd half the Pioneers came out of their defensive posture and started to string some passes together through midfield, and that resulted in several good scoring chances. For some reason LM's usually solid defense seemed a little unsure on occasion, but was still good enough to keep Stoga off the board during regulation. 0-0 going into sudden-death (golden goal) overtime.

The lack of an offensive thrust on the part of the Aces, and the momentum the Pioneers had created in the 2nd half, proved to be the difference. Six minutes into the first overtime period Stoga scored on a header off a long cross and LM suffered their 1st loss of the new season.

Next up for the Aces is a Saturday non-league game at Archbishop Carroll (11:00 AM).