We certainly had some obstacles to overcome as starting midfielder Serigne Gueye was out with a red card suspension, leading goal scorer Guy Nabo was out with a cumulative yellow card suspension, and starting right back Sergio Gomez was still sidelined with an ankle injury. To make matters worse starting left back Erik Casterline was knocked out of the game with concussion like symptoms midway through the first half.
Despite all that we were still very much in the match. Shots were even and both teams had some legitimate scoring opportunities that went astray. Overall it was a fairly even game, but it came down to one unorthodox play where our goalkeeper got bumped on the corner of the box and dropped the ball right into the feet of a York player. He was able to basically have a free shot on goal with no goalkeeper as only one defender was back who tried to take away the near post.
Excuses about injuries or suspensions are not going to win us games, so the guys that are out there need to step up and take care of business.
St. Mary's comes to town on Saturday for a 5pm game on Homecoming Weekend. St. Mary's got the better of us last year as they defeated us during the regular season and the playoffs. The boys should be up for this one as we need to get back on track and pick up 3 points to keep pace for the playoff hunt.
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