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ESC and Corban draw 1-1 in double overtime |
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September 28, 2007 SALEM, Ore. - Evergreen's men's soccer team ended a double overtime contest with a 1-1 tie against the Warriors of Corban College on Friday at Warrior Field. In what was a very physical first half of play, Evergreen was called for a foul in the penalty box when the Geoducks' Joshua Hacker took down a Corban player therefore awarding the Warriors a penalty kick just over eight minutes into the game. Fernando Karczeski took the pentalty shot, Evergreen keeper Matt Stalnik guessed wrong, but Karczeski's shot went wide to the right. Less than 20 minutes later, Caleb Louvier put the Warriors on the board when he was the recipient of a misplayed clear by Evergreen's net-minder Matt Stalnik. Stalnik attempted to clear the ball away from the charging Louvier, but instead ricocheted his attempt off the back of Louvier. Wasting no time, Louvier gathered the ball and knocked home his team-leading 5th goal of the season and gave Corban the lead just over 25 minutes into the game. Evergreen knotted the game at 1-all when Cody Lofquist sent a perfectly placed corner kick onto the awaiting head of Stephen Laughlin. Laughlin sent the ball past the Warrior defense and into the back of the net for his first goal of the season. Despite having the advantage in total shots through the game, Evergreen could not hold off an attacking Warrior team that had a prime opportunity in the second half to score another goal. With Louvier and fellow senior Joshua Crain (Olympia, Wash.) attacking, the duo was able to squeeze a shot through a pair of Geoduck defenders and past Evergreen's keeper only to have Avery Lohoff clear the ball out of the net for the visitors just before it crossed the line therefore preserving the tie. With 30 seconds remaining in regulation, Evergreen also had its shot at ending the game when Hacker rocketed a shot off the left post and back in front of the goal. A Warriors defender was there to clear the ball away and keep the game knotted en route to forcing overtime. Corban freshman Travis Wells had another opportunity to end the game in the second overtime when he went one-on-one with Evergreen's Stalnik. With Stalnik charging off his line, Wells poked a shot that missed wide left and sealed the game's fate of ending in a tie. Evergreen's Stalnik registered five saves in the game. Evergreen dominated the shot category, 26-16, while Corban was called for ten more fouls than its opponent (23-13). Despite the foul difference, Evergreen was whistled for three yellow cards, including one on the bench in the first overtime period. The Geoducks head to Eugene, OR tomorrow for a night game with Northwest Christian College. |
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