810 Varsity Showcase

Game 13 (10-2-1)
9 October at the 810 Showcase vs. Lee's Summit at STA (4-3)

Tonight we had the opportunity to play undefeated Lee's Summit, the number one ranked team on the Missouri side. They were talented, physical and determined.  



At the end of the first half, we had a nice 2-0, and really Lee's Summit had not been very dangerous during those first 40 minutes. And we had cashed two set pieces, something we had talked about as a focal point before the match. Cooper Welsh's and Barrett Kitt's services were magnificent.

Obviously they had been challenged to play with more intensity in the second half, and just before the 20 minute mark they got the match back to 2-1. And before you knew it, we were knotted at 2.

We stormed back to take a 3-2 lead as Ethan finished off a third dead ball. Lee's Summit, however, a few minutes later earned another corner, finished it to get the game knotted at 3.

But to the boys credit we played so well in the next five minutes, finally getting a great through ball form Kitts' head to give Ethan, yet another, chance to put us ahead, and he did it.



We finished the game off very well, showing some soccer IQ, getting the ball up and wide into the corners where we held it again and again. 

Ethan was obviously one of our Men of the Match, but Barrett Kitts assisted on the 3  other goals he did not score, scored one himself, and just took such beating at center midfield, but kept on ticking, that he has to be another.



But I know our coaches were proud of our whole team for continuing to battle for all 80 minutes. And the bench was a tremendous cheering section down the stretch during that wild, wild ending.



STATS:

First Half:

Saints:  Shots: 4 (3) Corners: 3 (Kitts, Young, Konnesky)

34:08 Kitts (Welsh drives the corner into a deflection before Barrett finishes)

24:38 Mason (Kitts lifts the dead ball into the box for the header)

Lee's Summit: Shots: 4 (3) Corners: 1

Second Half:

Saints: Shots: 7 (4) Corners: 3 (Young 2, Konnesky)

14:12 Young (Kitts drives the long set piece that is miscleared to Young on back post)

7:25 Young (Kitts (Assist 3) heads the through ball)

Tigers:  Shots: 7 (5) Corners: 3

23:30 Lewis (Hisey hits it in the aftermath of the corner after we head it out ourselves and don't get coverage on their 2-man)

18: 11 Borg (Weyrough crosses the ball for the eventual volley)

12:30 Weyraugh (The draw us out with the almost-2-Man, leaving us short to defend, and we don't make their man guy)



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