Chargers Offense Shines In Shutout Victory Over Indians

Varsity Men's Soccer: Stafford Indians vs. Chancellor Chargers

By: Greg Wolfe

Tuesday night's match-up between the Chancellor Chargers (3-0) and the Stafford Indians (0-2) was full of offensive success for the Chargers who ran away with a 5 - 0 victory. The Chargers were also able to keep possession on their opponent's side of the field for a majority of the game, which played key into defusing any attempt the Indians had to score a goal.

Early in the game the ball was sent back and forth, as the teams' starters were fresh and battling for possession. The Chargers were able to fend off an early offensive spurt by the Indians, and it only took them 15 minutes into the game to break open with a goal from Eli Carr.

Carr missed his first shot on goal, with a shot that went too high off his knee and ended up out of bounds. Minutes later he was able to rebound with his second chance and punch it in for his first goal of the year. This goal early on would help spark the Chargers offense going into the night.

Andres Correa would add onto that score with his goal 8 minutes later, which featured him slipping through the Indians' defense for an open shot that he was able to knock into the net. This would be the final goal of the first half for the Chargers, but the ball never really made it back to their side as the offense kept the pressure on constantly. The Indians' goalkeeper Joey Wardlaw got his money's worth early on, with 8 saves in the first half.

Leading 2-0 going into the second half, nothing really changed for the Chargers. They kept playing their game, pushing the ball down the field making it an uphill battle for the Indians all night. The Indians only ever got one shot on goal the entire night, and the Chargers continued to bombard Wardlaw with shots. 

With 37 minutes left in the game, Carr was left on the ground after an accident and was in some visible pain. His teammates banded together and carried him off the field to the bench in a heartwarming scene of comradery. Ruben Niamien would would open up the scoring for the Chargers in the second half 8 minutes later with a nifty assist from Correa that increased the lead to 3-0.

After a Chargers penalty kick, the Indians were able to rush down the ball down the field quickly and open up an opporutnity for Armando Mondragon to maybe break the ice and score. The Chargers Kwesi Abban had other plans however, and chased Mondragon down to prevent any attempt at a score.

To round off the night and get the Chargers to five points, Herson Benitez and Angel Sierra-Hernandez both scored goals late. Sierra-Hernandez's goal came from a penalty kick that ultimately ended the game and gave the Chargers the victory.

Chancellor will ride their win streak into Friday as they face EC Glass and look to continue improving and stay consistent.

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