Regional Semi-Finals

Game 17: (12-4-1) 
26 October 2021, vs. Pittsburg, ABC at STA, 6:30, for chance to play for Region 2 Championship

How can it be playoffs already? We enter postseason at 11-4-1, but with some added optimism as we add back "Swags" to the roster. There is no question we were much better offensively when AC played up top on the left and the right throughout the early parts of the season. He just makes everyone else better with his dynamic play. Hopefully, he is the shot in the arm we need--a booster.

But then AC got in a bad car accident on the way to school. So, we are back to square one minus a difference maker. Onward.



And tonight's match against Pittsburg did display some of our offensive skills, although delayed a bit.The Dragon's goalie is a cousin of our All American keeper, Jake Gutierrez. He saved 18 shots on goal. That's remarkable.

Freshman, Nathan LaBourveau, got some of those AC minutes up top, and he did produce 3 corners for us, and he was taken down on a foul that produced a goal off the direct kick.

We also ran Gabe Garcia out right a bunch, and he was pretty solid, delivering some nice T-balls and such, but we don't like to move him out of that 6-spot much, but Joey Vance did begin to show he is back from injury to where he can take some of those 6-spot minutes.



Bobby Bjorseth picked up his first varsity goal!



We will go up against the 2 seed, Shawnee Heights, Thursday in Topeka. And we will hope some of this attack travels.

STATS:

First Half:

Saints: Shots: 18 (12) Corners: 7 (LeBourveau 3, Mason, Weisner, Seibolt, Delaney)

29:45 Konnesky (Kitts hits it through to Young who T's it back)

14:30 Muckerman (Kitts lifts the free kick for the header).

Dragons: Shots: 0 Corners: 0

Second Half: 

Saints: Shots: 21 (14) Corners: 7 (Garcia, Young, LeBourveau, Bjorseth, Ryan, Ephrem, Seibolt).  

29:30 Muckerman (Welsh corner put back-on by Konnesky for a flick by Garcia)

25:22 Ryan (We counter as Muck heads it to Cooper who finds up-ball quickly to Konnesky who goes through)

22:38 Young (Mason's chest-ball starts the transition before Kitts through-ball)

9:30 Ephrem (Delaney's corner gets head-crushed)

7:29 Vance (Ephrem's corner gets flicked back post by Hall)

2:30 Bjorseth (Delaney's through ball)

Dragons: Shots: 0 Corners: 0


MOM








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