Soccer Club: LB wins two
The CommuterThursday, October 22, 2009
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After a disappointing first match this season, the Linn-Benton Community College Road Runners made a comeback over the weekend with two consecutive wins against rival colleges.
On Saturday, LBCC dominated the game against Western Oregon University, finishing with four goals and a 4-0 win, despite being one player down due to a red card.
During the Sunday game against Central Oregon Community College, LBCC took the lead in the first half and remained ahead throughout the match. Wondi Ali made two goals during the first quarter while Travis Comini jumped, dove, and made his body vulnerable to the cruel wrath of soccer cleats in order to defend their net. Although the other team did manage to score one goal in the second half, the score was a favorable 3-1 by halftime and remained that way until the final whistle blew.
Coach Art Mota credited practice and dedication to the turnaround after the team’s devastating 4-0 loss against the University of Oregon.
“What we worked on last week showed up in today’s game. Our goal was to score at least six points this weekend, and we did that,” he said.
The players felt they had improved as well.
“We had a lot of ball control and better communication on the field,” said LBCC player Ian Chapman.
Although the team came out victorious, the wins were not easy. One of the difficulties was posed by the referees. Three of COCC’s players were ejected ultimately from Sunday’s match for inappropriate language, and yellow cards were being flashed right and left, leaving less time for game play and creating more drama on the field.
“I was a little disappointed to see so many red cards. The officials weren’t very forgiving. They were too harsh,” said Mota.
Still, the team looks forward to continued improvement for next week’s game against Oregon State University. Mota hopes the team will “maintain the level of play that we showed over the weekend.”
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