Varsity Boys Soccer: Courtland Cougars vs. Chancellor Chargers
By: Greg Wolfe
On a cold, windy, Friday night the Chancellor Chargers (5-2) offense seemed to have all the offense. Despite that, the Courtland Cougars, who scored in the first ten minutes, were able to hold on and steal a win with a final score of 1-0.
Five minutes into the game, the Chargers gave up an early goal which has seemed to be the pattern this year. Kyle Moore had the side kick into the goal after a corner kick, and the Cougars were out to a quick lead. The Chargers, used to the situation, didn't let it hurt their pace of play.
The Chargers went on to keep the ball on their rivals grass for the majority of the half, and the majority of the game. A host of Chargers were able to get off shots on goal, especially Ruben Niamien, but nobody was able to ever find the net.
Going into halftime, the Chargers knew they'd have to keep up the same pace. The cold night wasn't kind, and the ball seemed to be flying the Cougars way whenever it went near the goal. The defense for the Cougars played spectacularly all night, making it consistently hard for the Chargers to find any success.
With under twenty minutes to play in the game, the Chargers kicked the offense up another gear. They got even more shots off goal, including one tap from Andres Correa that made it all the way to the goal post and just barely missed. Herson Benitez tried following it up by tapping it in, but the fast Cougars defense was able to swarm the ball helping them avoid a major bullet.
As the clock continued to tick down, the Chargers never quite found the net and were left empty handed. This the second loss on the year for the young team, putting them at 1-1 for conference play as well. They will be back at it against a strong James Monroe next Tuesday looking to improve their out of conference record.
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