The Frostburg State Men's Soccer team took home the Jimmy
Mills Tournament Championship this past weekend in Haverford, PA.
On Saturday afternoon the boys would face Ursinus
College. Ursinus came into the match
with a 1-1 record and win over Wilkes College in their previous match. The Bobcats got the offense rolling early as
Chris Jones netted his second of the season off a corner kick from Ryan Russell
just three minutes into the game.
Russell would add to the lead a minute and a half later with his second
of the season after beating the defender on the end line and slipping the ball
past the keeper at the near post.
Frostburg would control the tempo the majority of the match
and take the 2-0 lead into halftime.
Seven minutes after the intermission the game would be delayed for
lightning for 40 minutes and after play resumed Ursinus came out firing and got
on the board just two minutes into the restart when an Ursinus player beat Abiye
jack with a well struck ball from outside the box.
The game became more competitive after the goal, but we
would bunker down to put away the game.
We only allowed one shot on goal for the match and 7 total shots, so the
defense did its job on day one of the tournament.
On Sunday afternoon we would face the hosts, Haverford
College in the championship match of the Jimmy Mills Tournament. Haverford entered the match with a 2-1 record
and ranked #10 in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
The game with Haverford was even in almost every
aspect. Shots were tied 13-13, shots on
goal were 7 to 6, corners were 6 to 5, and fouls were 10 to 9. Both teams worked extremely hard and fought
for all 90 minutes. Both teams missed
chances in front of goal and the keepers came up big when called upon. The difference in the match was a penalty
kick by Shawn Baker in the 19th minute of the match. Ryan Russell received a feed from Pablo
Torrano and was taken down by a lunging defender in the box. Baker calmly tucked away his penalty kick for
his third goal of the season.
Our bye week comes at a perfect time as we now have a week
to get healthy and prepare for CAC regular season champions Salisbury this
Saturday afternoon at Bobcat Stadium at 2pm.
Buffalo State Goals: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQbtgNcRuRQ&feature=plcp
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