After a tough defeat on Friday to Colorado College, the Pirates took the field on Sunday looking to right the ship against an improved Austin College side.
On another windy afternoon, the Pirates scored twice against the wind in the first half. At 17:47 of the first half, senior Preston Hollis (Austin, TX) again gave the Pirates the early lead by beating the keeper to the corner for the unassisted goal. Hollis cut across the box and shot the ball, which the Roos keeper could not hang on to it as it slipped through his hands to reach the net. The Kangaroos quickly answered 6 minutes later. One Roo found himself in an offside position as the ball got deflected in right to, he touched it and beat Tasin to the far post to make to 1-1. Even after some discussion between the center referee and the assistant referee, the no offside call stood and the Roos tied the match at one.
The Pirates went back to work and seven minutes later scored off a corner kick. Sophomore Fernando Leon (Dallas, TX) served a driven ball into the near post from the right side and a slashing David Lozano (Austin, TX) connected with his head to ram the ball to the back of the net. This made it 2-1 and it stayed this going into the half.
The Pirates were playing good soccer but needed some encouragement at the half to put a team that was fighting hard but clearly not as good as the Southwestern side. The Pirates made some adjustments to clog their attack that went into a solid first year player, #30 from Austin College. Kevin Jordan stepped into a defensive midfielder role as we went from four backs to three and this helped shut down the Roos attack.
The Pirates came out in a very aggressive minded stance and attacked the Roos net continuously but were unable to put the nail in the coffin until the 71st minute. The Pirates were on the offensive and were down in the opponents box and substitution Juan Carreon (Houston, TX) won the ball off a defender. The two went back and forth fighting for it but Carreon proved stronger as he fought off the defender at the left edge of the box and slipped past him with a great look at the goal. Juan Carreon took tow touches to prepare his shot and laced a ball that went over a diving keeper and dipped under the bar and splashed the upper net. This made the game 3-1 and sealed the deal for the Pirates.
Getting into the scoring action, sophomore Fernando Leon added to his assist, as he took a free kick just to right edge of the 'D' area. Leon added on to the good measure and slammed a ball with his left foot that curled around the wall and past the keeper into the far post upper 90 to make it 4-1 in the 88th minute.
Senior Ryan Tasin (Georgetown, TX) made 8 saves on the day to record the win.
The Pirates were clearly the better team but the Kangaroos fought hard throughout the 90 minutes and never quit. The Pirates out shot the Roos 33-18 and also had the edge in corners 7-1. It was another hard fought SCAC match that saw five cautions, four being for Austin College.
The Pirates move to 3-1 in the SCAC with 9 points and 4-7 overall on the season. The Pirates face another SCAC weekend at home starting on Friday, October 10, as the University of the South is in town, match time is set for 4 PM. Then on Sunday, October 12, they host Oglethorpe University at noon.
Check out the SU press release
http://southwesternpirates.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/100608aaa.html
A THANK YOU........Afterwards the Pirates were treated to Dukes BBQ at the Annual Pirate Tailgate hosted by the Pirate faithful parents. The Pirates and the coaching staff want to express our extreme gratitude for the efforts in coordinating the tailgate. The food was great after a Pirate victory. Thank you to all the parents and those who helped with the festivities!
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