What a Night!

The Cards pulled off a dramatic 3-2 victory in 2 overtimes to defeat the Willard Tigers. The night started off great. The Cards played great possession soccer to start the game before PJ Armstrong opened up scoring in the first half on an assist by Alex Christian. The rest of the half went back and forth leading to a 1-0 lead at halftime. 

We came out strong in the second half and very quickly tallied another pretty goal by Jace Cooke assisted by Carlos Reyes. The legs began to get tired and minor injuries were causing some mental breakdowns allowing the Tigers to tie up the match before the end of regulation. As we began the first period of overtime, a storm was looming. About five minutes in, lightning began to appear in the distance... we continued the fight. Just before the second OT, the coaches, referees, and administrator deliberated and decided that conditions were unsafe leading to a half-hour delay. When the lightning detector indicated it was safe to play again, the Cards and Tigers took the field for the final showdown. The winning goal came off a free kick by Ryan Busick that PJ found floating around in the box when he decided to introduce the ball to the back of the net in a climactic end to one of the most exciting games we've seen. 

It was a great team effort. Big props for the defense, which despite the loss of Sanders in OT went on to hold off the vicious Tiger attack. Great Job!