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#14 RANKED HAWKS DOWN HARFORD
September 10, 2007 - On a hot muggy
afternoon, the #14 ranked CSM men's soccer team defeated Harford 5-3 to
remain undefeated in MDJUCO play.
The Hawks were as hot as the 90 degree
temperature, as they scored two goals in :30 seconds to open up a 2-0 lead.
Jason McCann centered a nice corner kick to Brandon Evans, who found net for
the first Hawk goal. Brandon Gross scored the second CSM goal off a
nice feed from Marco Gaudio, to put the Hawks up 2-0 with 35:30 left in the
first half.
Harford battled back, scoring the next two
goals to knot the game at 2-2. Harford's Curtis Ballard hit a high
arching shot over the outstretched arms of CSM goalie Bobby Slatner to cut
the lead to 2-1 with 23:19 to play in the half. Five minutes later,
Laudrim Shabani sent a crossing pass to Kyle Hughes, who tied the game at
2-2 with 17:36 left in the half.
Brandon Gross regained the lead for the
Hawks, as he dribbled through the Owl defense and beat Harford goalkeeper KC
McGinty with 10:29 remaining in the half. Guil Costa scored the final
goal of the first half, scoring on a free kick with 3:49 left, giving CSM a
4-2 lead at the break.
CSM dominated play for much of the second
half, and outshot Harford 16-10 for the game. The Hawks took a 5-2
lead early in the second half as Brandon Gross fed Marco Gaudio, who found
the back of the Harford net.
With the game slipping away, Harford (1-2,
0-2) mounted one final charge, pressing the attack in the Hawks end for the
final 15:00. CJ Murray scored on a rebound after Hawks goalkeeper
Bobby Slatter made a diving save but was unable to control the rebound, to
cut the CSM lead to 5-3 with 14:19 to play. That proved to be the
final goal of the game, as the Hawks defense was able to keep Harford at bay
the rest of the game.
The Hawks improve to 3-2, 3-0 in MDJUCO play.
The team travels to Cecil on Tuesday, before returning home to play Anne
Arundel on Fall Festival, Saturday, September 15 at 2:00 PM. |
