Thursday night the Eagles soccer team traveled to Green Forest for a 1 4A conference showdown and came home with a 1-1 tie.
The Eagles jumped out to a 1-0 lead following a lead pass from Sophomore Matt Weaver to Junior Juan Hernandez who slipped the ball left passed the Tiger goalkeeper at the 30:52 mark in the first half.
However, Green Forest managed to tie the game up with a Penalty Kick following an inadvertent hand ball in the penalty area on a Tiger corner kick with 19:22 left in the first half.
“Our defense played extremely well,” said Huntsville’s Head Coach Kevin Shinn. “Senior goalkeeper Pablo Chombo gets better every game but he has a solid defensive line in front of him.”
The Eagles defense is lead by Senior Weston Nelson at the center defender position and Senior Andy Holcombe at the Mike. Defensive backs Zack Hawkins and Dallas Prouty are both sophomores.
The second half became a defensive struggle as both teams managed shots on goal without success.
“Our offense can be explosive,” said Shinn. “But at Green Forest, we missed way too many opportunities. Opportunities we can’t afford to miss anymore if we are going to be successful the rest of this season.”
The Eagles travel to Flippin this Friday night to take on the Bobcats at 5:00 p.m.
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