10/11/2012: Conneaut 3 - Sharpsville 3
CONNEAUT MEN'S SOCCER BLOG
By Ryan Kozlowski, Conneaut Men's Assistant Coach
Last time Conneaut played Sharpsville at home they won comfortably 4-nil.
Therefore, Sharpsville appeared to be the perfect opponent to get the season back on track after losses to Grove City and Sharpsville.
The (7-5-1) Eagles got off to a great start when Richard Moore's cross found Brandon Moss in the six yard box a minute and 36 seconds in.
Moss stabbed at the ball and found the back of the net.
Eight minutes later, Moore would get on the end of freshman Brandon Haylett's pass (for Haylett's first point on the season and in his career) to make it 2-0.
Things were looking good for the Eagles and for interim Head Coach Ryan Kozlowski; as it appeared the Eagles were well on their way to another 4-nil (or higher) win against Sharpsville.
Then the Eagles defense and goalkeeping got a little lax, allowing a corner kick header and free kick goal later in the first half to allow (2-11) Sharpsville to climb back into the game at 2-2.
Coach Kozlowski kept with the game plan, and continued to keep with it in the second half as Sharpsville converted another dead ball opportunity, with another corner kick header.
"Why Sharpsville got back into the game came to two simple things, the defense wasn't winning the ball battle in their own box and the goalkeeper wasn't winning the ball in his own box. The offense created chances, the defense created a few for the other team," said Coach Kozlowski.
Down 3-2 Conneaut continued to battle and Richard Moore, with 25 minutes remaining in the second half, was once again the man turning the screws.
Moore raced down the right wing with the ball and fired a perfect upper 90 shot into the net to make it 3-3.
Then a few minutes later Moore won a penalty in the box after being tripped up by a Sharpsville defender, here was the Eagles chance to save what should have been an easy win.
Moore raised his hand to take it and Coach Kozlowski figured with two goals and an assist on the day Moore would be the man for the job.
Moore blasted it high.
Conneaut would create chance after chance for the final 20 minutes of the contest, out shooting Sharpsville by a 25-11 margin, but the opportunity to win the game had already passed.
Conneaut would go on to tie 3-3 improving to a 7-5-2 record, 4-3-1 in conference.
Starters: GK- Nick Stockton, LB- Cole Snodgrass, CB- Tanner Williams, SW- Tommy Mullen, RB- Brandon Haylett, RM- Brandon Moss, CM- Brandon Jackson, CM- Ethan Mona, LM- Luke Graham, ST- Tanner Dittrich, ST- Richard Moore
Substitutes: Nick Moss, Chris Toth, Pete Egan, Kyle Ledford, Mark McLean
Notables: * Richard Moore has 4 goals and 2 assists in the past 4 games showing a late season rise in his form
*Chris Toth played excellent in the second half at right back for Brandon Haylett
*Mark McLean and Tanner Dittrich almost scored on many occasions during a 10 minute portion of the second half.
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