Aces vs. Cougars

This afternoon LM hosted one of the better Springfield teams in quite awhile in a key Central League contest. The 1st half was very uneventful and saw very little offense from either team. 0-0 at the half.

The 2nd half began the same way until the Cougars star striker (#7) began creating several scoring chances for himself & his teammates. With a very strong shot and great individual skills he was someone that the Aces had to try & contain. Midway through the 2nd half both teams had golden scoring opportunities with free kicks just outside the 18. LM shot wide on their try and Aces's keeper Will Rosenbaum had to make a great save on the Springfield shot to keep the game scoreless.

The game started to heat up in the last 18 minutes as again Aces' keeper Will Rosenbaum had to come up big on a breakaway by the Cougar's #7. Just 1 minute later Springfield's #8 (who was a force in the midfield all game) gathered in a throw-in and found the back of the net to register the game's 1st goal. Just a little more than a minute later the Cougar's doubled their lead as #7 dribbled by the last LM defender and chipped the ball nicely over the keeper's head and into the upper right corner.

As the clock ticked down under 6 minutes the Aces weren't about to give up. Senior Gian-Luca Hail scored on a header to make it a one goal game. LM continued to press the last 5 minutes but couldn't get the equalizer, and the game ended 2-1.

With just 3 games left the Aces need to finish strong to keep themselves in position to make the District One playoffs. This Thursday they travel to Ridley for a 3:45 PM game.