Still a possibility of an EKL Title!

 

Game 15 (10-2-3)
11 October at BV West vs. Blue Valley at 7:00 (3-0)



The boys busted out a 3-goal first half, and road it throughout the second half to a nice victory over a good Blue Valley team. It was a big win, for coupled with the BV Southwest 3-1 win over Blue Valley West, we are, at least, Co-Champions of the EKL. (BVW still has to play Miege, who tied Northwest tonight, so . . .)

Cooper Welsh was deadball-on tonight as he created a corner, served it, and then scored on it, while later on pitching the perfect backpost-deadball for another great Liam Ryan header.

Second half we went to a diamond midfield with the 3-goal lead and the Tigers throwing a lot forward. It did, perhaps, stymie our attack a bit, but we kept them out of the net and played everyone.  (Weinrich and Garcia is still healing up.)

Getting Bobby, Connor, and Alex back, though, allowed us to play pretty darn well. We also got another strong match out of Joesph Befort off the JV, and Weasy put in some great minutes again at right back. Taborda gave us 20 good minutes at the "8," playing some very good defense.

We have one match to go in regular season—next Tuesday in Wichita agains Trinity. And then the 5-match post season.

Interview with Befort and Laws

STATS:

First Half:

Saints: Shots: 11 (6) Corners: (Young, Welsh, Swags 2, Kitts)

28:27 Welsh (Cooper first, earns us a corner, second, takes the corner, and third, scored on the corner)

19:16 Consuegra (Young boxes it to mid-goal)

9:11 Ryan (Welsh bends the perfect free kick to Liam's head)

Tigers: Shots: 3 (0) Corners: 0

Second Half:

Saints: Shots: 5 (4) Corners: (Swags, Muck, Kitts)

Tigers: Shots: 3 (1) Corners: 2

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