FREDERICK, Md. – Although the men's soccer team provided late drama, they fall 1-0 of in their opening match of conference play against Stevenson on Saturday afternoon.
Inside the Box Score
Ange Simo (Frederick, Md./Oakdale) and
Anthony Polio (Germantown, MD/Northwest) put up two shots on goal.
Nick Humphries (Potomac, Md./Potomac) had a pair of saves.
How it Happened
The Blazer offensive opportunities were found in 50-50 balls skied high into the box but couldn't find connections as the attack went a long way to get to the ball.
A foul by the Blazers beside the goalie created a penalty kick in 12' for the Mustangs and Bryant Seivers found the opposite side of the goal that the Blazer goalkeeper protected and created a 1-0 lead.
The second half was filled with bruises and bumps as chains of successful passes would end in collusion at midfield.
Hood defensemen
Landon Norcross (Mechanicsville, Md./Chopticon),
Jonathan Fuentes (Hagerstown, Md./Oakdale) and
Jackson Quenzer (Westminster, Md./Gerstell Academy) continued to neutralize attack with successful clears that drove the ball into the night sky.
With 20 minutes to go, a free kick from Heffner after a yellow card found a leaping Polio that redirected to
Ange Simo (Frederick, Md./Oakdale) for his header to be stopped by the keeper.
Drama filled the final minute of the match as
Evan Miller (Dover, Pa./Dover) put a shot up that landed right above the crossbar after slipping out of the goalkeeper's hands. This created a corner kick and some pinball action before the Mustangs' goalie made the save of the night on Polio's last attempt to shut the door.
For the Opponent
Nolen Olson-Warwick had six saves on the evening.
Analysis
The Blazers took eight corners to the Mustangs two.
Stevenson took 13 shots to Hood's seven.
Up Next
The squad travels down the highway to Westminster to take on McDaniel on Tuesday, October 8 with a 4 p.m. kickoff.
