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Green Hope 0 at Cary 5
Green Hope traveled to local rival Cary on Wednesday night for
a Tri-7 clash. Cary is ranked # 5 in the State and has not conceded
a goal in 7 straight games. They have one of the top rated players
in Wake Forest recruit, Zack Schilawski and a stellar ODP
keeper in Brooks Haggerty. The Falcons expected a stern test.
The game started with even play and 4 minutes into the game Martin
Murphy and Evan Paussa were 2 vs. 1 on the last Cary defender. Unfortunately,
the lone Cary defender intercepted Martin’s pass to Evan. The
game proceeded with Cary playing some long balls into the defensive
third of Green Hope and the Falcons were containing the Imps and
only giving up feeble chances at goal. Green Hope had other opportunities
with free-kicks and a shot that sailed over the bar from Taylor
Estrada.
Thirty-four minutes into the game, a Cary defender attempted to
play a cross into the Falcon box from about 40 yards from goal,
he misplayed the cross, but ended up sending the ball over Jonathan
Schwartz’s head for the go ahead goal. The half ended with
Cary in the lead 1-0.
The second half was fairly even until Cary scored on a corner kick
that was played through the middle of a the 6 yard box without any
Green Hope player able to clear it. A Cary player calmly tapped
it in for a 2-0 lead. Minutes later, Cary had a free-kick on the
left hand side of the box. A Cary player ran from the left wing
behind the wall while the Green Hope team watched him make the run
without reacting to pick up the free player. The free kick was played
into the unmarked Imp who slotted it in for the third goal. 3-0
Cary.
Green Hope showed some courage, determination and character trying
to fight back. Evan Paussa had a nice shot on goal. John Hindman
hit another shot that made the Cary keeper make an impressive save;
however, many GH opportunities were mis-kicked, duffed or knocked
over the goal more like field goals than soccer shots. Patrick Danford,
never lacking effort, was all over the field trying to muster up
at least one goal scoring opportunity, but his efforts were all
for naught.
Cary scored again on another restart from a throw-in. A Cary forward
checked to the ball, then checked away as the Green Hope marker
lost his goal-side position, the ball was thrown into the streaking
forward to goal and Cary made it 4-0. In the waning moments a FOURTH
restart for Cary produced a goal. The Cary player hit a shot on
a free-kick that hit the cross-bar, THREE Cary players followed
the shot, while NO Green Hope player followed the shot. Cary easily
tucked it past a helpless Jonathan Schwartz.
It was an out of character sub-par performance from the Falcons
who look to regain their winning form against Apex Monday night
at Home. Green Hope falls to 6-2-2 and 2-1 in the Tri-7 conference.
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