Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – In a thrilling 90-minute battle, the cadets nearly scored the winning goal in the final four seconds, but the Navy’s men’s soccer team played Saturday night against Lehi at the Ulrich Sports Complex in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It ended in a 2-2 draw.
as a junior midfielder Jason Aoyama’s A dead center shot went to Sam Davis as time expired, moving the Mids to 4-3-5 overall and 2-1-3 in the Patriot League, with the Mountain Hawks shifting to 3-6-3 during the season. did. 2-2-2 in the league standings.
Both teams traded possession in the first 10 minutes, but Navy was able to create chances on possession with Aoyama as a junior forward. Bubba Curry Both had shots on target and the Mids defense cleared Lehigh’s corner kick.
In the 15th minute, Perry Kingson’s cross was deflected by a Navy defender to give the Mountainhawks a 1–0 lead.freshman forward Andrew Shug In the 18th minute, Lehi’s Tommy Chizowich saved when he tried to answer when he hit a low shot from the left side of the 18-yard box.
Navy continued the attack with two blocked shots in the 26th and 27th minutes, but the junior midfielder Jake Granados A shot in the 31st minute was stopped by Chizowich. After a shot from a sophomore midfielder Noah Ward Blocked and out of play in the 36th minute, a corner kick resulted in two more Navy shots from the inbounds, but Chizowich saved both on the goal line. sophomore goalie Pierce Holbrook At the end of the first half, Yuan Forrest’s header went wide in the 41st minute before Holbrook’s Jacques Sarcos shot from outside the penalty box in the 44th minute.
The second half started with both teams creating early chances until Chizowich saved Aoyama’s shot in the 54th minute. A subsequent corner kick led to three more Navy his corner kicks within two minutes, as his fourth corner from the junior’s midfielder’s feet. David Jackson Found a corpse scrum in the box with a junior defender Zach Wagner In the 56th minute, he crossed the ball past Chizowich to equalize.
Wagner goes home! Zach Wagner convert the David Jackson A corner kick, Navy evened the game at 1-1 in the 56th minute.
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Mids continued the pressure for the next 20 minutes with two shots on target and a blocked Granados shot. Navy converted again in the 75th minute and became a senior forward. Kevin Heilmann Sliding tackle near Lehi’s goal line to feed the sophomore midfielder, earning possession before crossing to Ward connor walcott For a give and go, Walcott’s passback found enough space for Ward to fire past Chizowich, handing Navy their first lead of the night.
A great pass and the beauty of the first college goal Noah Ward At 75′!
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A quick Lehi answer in the 78th minute saw Jason Pinadas’ cross find Sarcos in the box, who leaped and fired a right-footed shot that knocked Holbrook down the right side to tie the score again.
Just a minute later, in the 79th minute, Holbrook made a jump save that deflected a Forrest header over the net as Navy defenders cleared two Lehigh corners.
Holbrook with big stops!
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The Mountainhawks continued to attack with off-target shots in the 84th, 85th, and 86th minutes, but the Mids hit Aoyama’s desperate shot with four seconds on the clock to catch Chizowich. I was there to stop the winners of games that could be cut short.
“Tonight was a strong response from a side that left last week. It was the best attack we’ve had this season,” said the head coach. Tim O’donoghue“We’re disappointed we didn’t get the win, but as we continue to push for the postseason, it’s all in front of us. Credit to Lehi, a tough place to play.” Yes, and Sarcos is one of the most dangerous players in the world’ league. “
Holbrook finished the night with two saves, while Chizowich made nine saves for another net.
Navy had a season-high 22 shots to Lehi’s 11, while Mids had 13 in the first half alone. The 22 shots is the most in a Navy game since scoring his 30 shots against Mount St. Marys on October 20, 2021. Navy also had an 8–7 lead on his kicks in the corner, but the Mids committed 11 fouls against Lehigh’s six fouls on him.
The cadets will return home for a non-conference match against UMBC on Wednesday, October 19th. The opening kick is set for 7pm from the Glen Warner Soccer Facility.
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