Cyclone falls on Morristown West due to soccer clash
Published on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at 11:46 AM
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The game remained scoreless in the first half, but Elizabethton had the upper hand. Yellow cards were flying in from all sides, but Morristown West gained momentum in the second half. The Trojans allowed two goals in the second half despite a big performance from sophomore goaltender Tucker Taylor as the Cyclones lost 2-0 in a boys soccer game Monday at Citizens Bank Stadium. I decided.
Taylor made some great saves, but in the 57thth At that minute, Dylan Lopez took a high shot that grazed Taylor's fingertips, and Augustin Ortiz ran past him and pushed the ball across the goal line for a one-point lead.
“I made the first save, but the rebound was right in front of the goal, so I couldn't do anything,” Taylor said. “I came down and looked, but I couldn't get back in time.”
After a scoreless first half, the Cyclones looked even with the Trojans, winning in 12 games.th In that minute, Justin Velasquez was given a red card for a foul on Drake Teague and was disqualified from the game, forcing Morristown West to play man down.
EHS (1-2 overall) took advantage of that, holding a goal lead on 1-for-3 shooting, but nothing could get past junior goalie Efrain Silva. The tempo of the game became more physical in the second half, with the Cyclones receiving four yellow cards and the Trojans receiving one.
“It just took a little bit more patience. We're still trying to work on it out there,” Cyclones head coach Doug Schultz said. “We played with heart, but good teams force old habits. We need to get back on track.”
in 1975th In that minute, Ortiz took advantage of a screen in a scrum in the penalty area and slipped a low shot past Taylor to once again score the final goal of the game. In the second half, Morristown West had eight shots on goal, while EHS only had two.
Morristown West 2-0
Morristown West 0 2 โ 2
Elizabethton 0 0 โ 0
Score overview
Latter half
Ortiz (assist Lopez) 57:00
Ortiz (no assistance) 75:00