Game 13

Game 13 – 10/3/07
Rebels End Offensive Frustrations with 5-0 Drubbing of Affton

The Priory J.V. soccer team entered their Wednesday afternoon game against Affton with a bad taste in their mouth from the day before. The team was looking to exorcize a few demons and turn their season back around. The Rebels did just that. Playing on a difficult playing surface for the second consecutive day, the Rebel team refused to make excuses. They knew that the pressure was on them to work hard and execute. In the early minutes of the game, the Rebels set the tone. They won every ball in the air and were passing very well. Five minutes into the game, James Kopfensteiner played a nice through ball to Jack Wegman who took the ball at the goal and fired a shot past the Affton keeper. 1-0 Rebels. The Rebels kept the pressure in the Affton zone and minutes later they were finishing again. Doug Hall won a ball in the midfield and headed it forward. The ball found it’s way to Ragen Frost who had an open lane down the left wing of the field. Ragen took it to the end line and then played a left-footed cross into the middle. The ball found Wegman who headed the ball into the far corner of the goal. 2-0 Rebels. The Rebels knew that it was no time to lighten up and that they had to keep the pressure on and put the Affton team away while they could. Minutes later, the Rebels earned a corner which James Kopfensteiner played into the box and Colin Bruns stepped up to it and pounded it into the back of the net to give the Rebels a 3-0 lead. The Rebels continued to pressure the Affton goal for the remainder of the half. Eventually the Affton defense got frustrated and took down Liam Ware in the box. Ware stepped up to the penalty spot and hit an unstoppable shot into the corner of the goal and the Rebels were cruising 4-0. Before the halftime whistle could blow, the Rebels found the net again when Patrick Mulvihill flicked a throw-in into the box with his head and Jack Wegman put it away for his third goal of the half. When the half finally came to an end, the Rebels had a comfortable 5-0 lead.

In the second half the Rebels continued to play strong defense and put pressure on the Affton goal. The Affton defense settled into the game though and goals were harder to come by. Andrew Erker, Pedro, Gustavo, Ragen, and Sean Lamb all had chances in the second half but couldn’t quite finish. Goalkeeper Sam Sagartz, making his first appearance after several injuries, was called upon to make some nice saves in the second half that preserved the Rebel shutout. Freshman Graham Kerwin also made his first appearance of the season and displayed a fine touch and a steady presence in the back. Patrick Mulvihill also stepped into a defensive position in the second half and established his presence in the middle of the field. Mulvihill won every head-ball that came his way and thwarted any hopes that Affton had of getting on the scoreboard. In the end, the Rebels had a dominant 5-0 victory and reestablished themselves as an offensive machine.

Goals: Wegman 3 (3, 4, 5), Bruns (5), Ware (3)

Assists: Kopfensteiner 2 (3, 4), Frost (2), Mulvihill (2)

Game Balls: Wegman, Mulvihill

Shutout: Hoerr (3.5), Sagartz (0.5)

Up Next: Monday October 8 @ Lutheran North @ 4:15