Maryland men's soccer picks up its first win of the season 1-0 over Wisconsin
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Freshman frontwards Jacen Russell-Rowe controlled a loose ball just outside the Wisconsin box and let it rip. The smoked ball found the top-left corner of the net to give the Terps a ane-0 pb in the 63rd infinitesimal for the Ontario native'south 2nd goal of the season.
That goal proved to be the game-winner as the Terps won their first friction match of the season in an intense affair at Ludwig Field.
"Finally," head double-decker Sasho Cirovski said. "I'm really happy for the guys, it was a keen performance today. It was more of a Maryland performance that I look, that nosotros played the game at a high intensity level."
Yous could sense the relief and excitement as Russell-Rowe's shot entered the back of the net giving Maryland its first pb of the flavor. Both the Terps sideline and those family unit members in omnipresence roared when the ball constitute the back of the internet.
Starting the flavor 0-iii-0, the Terps were facing a must-win state of affairs confronting the Badgers and they played with that urgency from the opening whistle. In the seventh minute, a neat opportunity arose for the Terps with several beautiful passes that created a run a risk for redshirt senior Paul Bin but outside the Wisconsin box. Bin took control of the ball and the strike sailed over the Wisconsin goal.
The Terps kept their intensity going against the Badgers searching for their first goal since losing against Penn State in the season opener. Maryland found another quality opportunity in the 12th minute. Wisconsin fouled redshirt senior midfielder Mike Heitzmann just beyond the box, only midfielder/defender Nick Richardson's gratuitous kick landed well over the goal.
Despite dominating the first half in possession and opportunities the Terps entered the half in a scoreless necktie. Presently before the half junior frontward/midfielder Bryan Padilla side-stepped a Wisconsin defender firing a shot exterior the box that was met past a brilliant save from Wisconsin goalie Sven Kleinhans.
The Terps finished the first one-half with five shot attempts, dominated possession of the ball, and corner attempts. When the halftime interruption was over, the Terps didn't show any letdown every bit they continued their intensity.
Both sides were even until the 63rd infinitesimal, when Russell-Rowe took full advantage of his opportunity and gave the Terps the ane-0 lead with his aforementioned goal.
"I've just come here to that I'k a goal scorer similar that'southward me past nature equally a striker, that's my job," Russell-Rowe said. So with Eric [Matzelelvich] out, I want to be able to provide for the squad as much as I can."
With the atomic number 82 for the start fourth dimension all flavor long, Maryland opted for a more defensive strategy to forestall the Badgers from finding the tying goal. Despite the Badgers best efforts, Maryland'southward defense held strong the final 27 minutes and the Badgers weren't able to intermission through cementing Maryland's get-go win of the season.
"We wanted to simply go from the first and not call up any of the other games," newly appointed captain junior defender Brett St. Martin said. "And you tin see that performance was so much meliorate with pressing, defensive wise, and a great goal from Jacen, you could encounter the squad was just actually excited to be out there and the energy was actually high."
Maryland plays its next match on Th afternoon in Ann Arbor confronting Michigan.
Source: http://wmucsports.net/maryland-mens-soccer-picks-up-its-first-win-of-the-season-1-0-over-wisconsin/
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