Pirates soccer topples Whitefish

 

   At Whitefish on Saturday, dogs would be unleashed on both sides of the pitch, but it would be the metaphorical allusion to Pirate feet which would prevail over the host Bulldogs.  After being sidelined from previous contests on account of an ankle injury, Connor Lanier made up for lost time by scoring the go ahead goal off a dish from Andrew Hanson.  

    The Pirates had several other viable first half scoring opportunities that included a pair of ricochets off the side post by Hanson and a penalty kick by Mike Mercer that was denied by the Whitefish keeper.  

    Coach Adam Fansher commented, “While the Pirates are closer to full strength, we need to do a better job of finishing.  A one goal lead made the end of the match a little more uncomfortable, but I’m happy with the result.”   

    Polson (2-1, 5-2) will host Columbia Falls on Saturday, October 1 at 1:00pm.  There will be no boys match against Bigfork on Thursday on account of insufficient Viking numbers scuttling their season.

 

Polson       1  0  –  1

Whitefish  0  0  –  0

P – g Connor Lanier (a Andrew Hanson) 35'

Shots (on goal) – Polson *19(8), Whitefish 5. 

Saves – Polson 4 (Russ Smith), Whitefish 9 (Marty Anderson). 

Corner kicks – Polson 5, Whitefish 2. 

Fouls – P13,W7. Cards – P1y.

indivPsh(sog) – Hanson 5(2), Mercer 5(1), Lanier (2), Bridger Wenzel 2(1), Robin Erickson 2(1), Alex Encizo Ambrosio (1), Danny DiGiallonardo, Alex Mausshardt.

Asterisk (*) denotes stat variant(s): P11sh

(Sa24Sep16)