The first game of the season for the Bobcats left a sour taste in the players' mouths. Although playing well for almost 90 minutes of the encounter, we managed to lose the fixture. The hot conditions of the late afternoon at Bison Stadium forced both sides to run players in and out of the lineup, and as the game wore on, it looked as if Frostburg was the deeper of the two teams. It was a late free-kick, just outside the area, that did us in. A driven shot which beat senior keeper Stephen Cavallo in the 88th minute was the only goal of the match. However, we can take many positives from Bethany game to build on. We lost two starters in the back line to injuries in the first half and the guys that stepped in played extremely well. I thought the work rate and effort were there and that is something we can build on.
It was a fairly even game, but we did have our opportunities to score and put the game away before the Bison did. Two posts, and two absolute sitters in front of goal were the main reason for loss which left the lads thinking "what could have been". They must lift their heads, and take the positives to their home opener in the first game of the FSU tournament against Wilmington (tomorrow night under the lights 7:30 PM). If we can clean up a few technical things and can put the same effort and work rate in I know we can get back on the winning side.
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