It came down to a last-second penalty kick, but the Crookston Pirate Boys Soccer team were able to narrowly beat Mesabi East by a score of 2-1.
FIRST HALF –
Crookston got on the board right away as Reggie Winjum received a pass from Jack Everett, and he buried to give Crookston the 1-0 lead. Towards the end of the half, Carter Trudeau received a pass from Brannon Tangquist, and he found the back of the net to make it 2-0 Crookston. The Pirates played a strong half defensively, with Blake Melsa having nine saves.
SECOND HALF –
The second half remained scoreless for over thirty minutes. Blake Melsa continued to play well in goal, tallying six. The Pirate offense continued to put pressure on the Mesabi East goal with six shots on goal but none of them went in. Mesabi East got on the board in the 76th minute with a goal from Kasey Lampa. With two seconds left in the game, Mesabi East got a penalty kick with a chance to salvage a draw. The shot went over the net, and the Pirates held on to win 2-1.
Crookston improves to 5-6-2 on the year and takes on East Grand Forks on Tuesday.
J.V. – Crookston lost 3-1
| 1st | 2nd | Final | |
| Crookston | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mesabi-East | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Scoring
1:45-Crox-Reggie Winjum (Jack Everett)
38:19-Crox-Carter Trudeau (Brannon Tanguist)
76:25-M-E-Kasey Lampa
| SAVES | 1 | 2 | Final |
| Blake Melsa – Crox | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Colton Bialke – M-E | 8 | 6 | 14 |
