Yesterday afternoon the Aces wrapped up their 2015 Central League schedule with a trip to Radnor. The Raiders were one of the better teams in the league so it promised to be a close one.
Fifteen minutes in, Radnor got a semi-breakaway but the ball was covered by LM's junior goalkeeper Sabastian Jenkins. It was somewhat of a defensive game with both teams boasting an excellent back line. Senior Quinn Vagnoni played a very strong game, cleaning up everything that got thru. With 11 minutes left in the 1st half senior Ezra Oshtry got a clean breakaway but the Raider keeper got a piece of the shot and a defender was able to cover up & clear. During the entire last 10 minutes of the half the Aces had the ball in Radnor's end but couldn't put one in the net. 0-0 at half.
The 2nd half was more of the same, with most of the play in the middle third of the field and scoring chances for both teams mostly coming off long throw-ins or corner kicks. The game remained scoreless into double sudden-victory overtime, but after it was all over the defenses were the stars of the day. Final, 0-0.
LM has 4 non-league games remaining and need a strong finish to solidify their playoffs hopes & seeding. With the cup half full, the Aces's have 3 shutouts in their last 4 games. With the cup half empty, they have also been shutout 3 times in their last 4 games.
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