Sometimes things are never what they appear to be.
What looked to be a sure-fire goal by Van Horn scoring machine Carlos Contreras that would have cut Oak Grove’s 2-0 lead in half in the 71st minute wasn’t quite meant to be as Contreras’ shot on goal hit the goalpost and bounced away, preserving the host Panthers’ shutout win over the Falcons Tuesday.
The near goal was too close of a call for the Oak Grove sideline.
“They have a couple of talented guys on their team,” Oak Grove head coach Ben Thomason said of the Falcons’ high-scoring duo of Contreras and Carlos Borders. “They can definitely play. We were holding our breath every time they got the ball on their foot.”
Contreras said the near-miss only added to a frustrating shutout loss.
“The whole team intensity wasn’t up there,” said Contreras, a 25-goal scorer so far this season. “I felt that when we started. It wasn’t up there.”
The Panthers (10-8) got on the board in the 36th minute when Zach Leamon’s free kick from about 37 yards out went right through the wickets of Van Horn goalkeeper Tyler McNally. Leamon said he was not at all that impressed with his go-ahead goal.
“That was like my least favorite goal of the season,” Leamon said. “It wasn’t that thrilling.”
The Falcons’ offense wasn’t all that thrilling to its coach Chris Corrie, who saw his team drop to 9-10 on the season.
“That was just an unlucky bounce,” Corrie said of McNally’s misplay. “You have to just let those things go. Those plays happen. We just have to overcome them. I mean, we can’t make excuses for ourselves. We didn’t score any goals, so one goal there didn’t matter.”
An impressive over-the-the-shoulder bicycle kick in the 58th minute by Dillon Simpson beat Van Horn goalkeeper Kyle Davis for Oak Grove’s second goal, but it was the Panthers’ defense that most impressed Thomason.
“Our defense played extremely well tonight,” Thomason said. “We’ve been working on how to shut down certain players and our game plan – it was a pretty good game plan and the boys just executed it.”
Dubbed “Dos Carlos” for their combined scoring prowess this season and identical first names, Contreras and Borders presented a challenge for Oak Grove – a challenge Thomason said his team should take pride in taking head on.
“They can score,” Thomason said of the duo. “And to shut them down was key.”
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Sometimes things are never what they appear to be.
What looked to be a sure-fire goal by Van Horn scoring machine Carlos Contreras that would have cut Oak Grove’s 2-0 lead in half in the 71st minute wasn’t quite meant to be as Contreras’ shot on goal hit the goalpost and bounced away, preserving the host Panthers’ shutout win over the Falcons Tuesday.
The near goal was too close of a call for the Oak Grove sideline.
“They have a couple of talented guys on their team,” Oak Grove head coach Ben Thomason said of the Falcons’ high-scoring duo of Contreras and Carlos Borders. “They can definitely play. We were holding our breath every time they got the ball on their foot.”
Contreras said the near-miss only added to a frustrating shutout loss.
“The whole team intensity wasn’t up there,” said Contreras, a 25-goal scorer so far this season. “I felt that when we started. It wasn’t up there.”
The Panthers (10-8) got on the board in the 36th minute when Zach Leamon’s free kick from about 37 yards out went right through the wickets of Van Horn goalkeeper Tyler McNally. Leamon said he was not at all that impressed with his go-ahead goal.
“That was like my least favorite goal of the season,” Leamon said. “It wasn’t that thrilling.”
The Falcons’ offense wasn’t all that thrilling to its coach Chris Corrie, who saw his team drop to 9-10 on the season.
“That was just an unlucky bounce,” Corrie said of McNally’s misplay. “You have to just let those things go. Those plays happen. We just have to overcome them. I mean, we can’t make excuses for ourselves. We didn’t score any goals, so one goal there didn’t matter.”
An impressive over-the-the-shoulder bicycle kick in the 58th minute by Dillon Simpson beat Van Horn goalkeeper Kyle Davis for Oak Grove’s second goal, but it was the Panthers’ defense that most impressed Thomason.
“Our defense played extremely well tonight,” Thomason said. “We’ve been working on how to shut down certain players and our game plan – it was a pretty good game plan and the boys just executed it.”
Dubbed “Dos Carlos” for their combined scoring prowess this season and identical first names, Contreras and Borders presented a challenge for Oak Grove – a challenge Thomason said his team should take pride in taking head on.
“They can score,” Thomason said of the duo. “And to shut them down was key.”
