The Crookston Pirate Boys Soccer team played a solid game, but the East Grand Forks Green Wave scored a goal with a little over five minutes left in the game and won 2-1 in a game played in East Grand Forks.
FIRST HALF –
Coming into the game, both teams thought they had a great chance to pick up a win, and the first half was a perfect example of how even the teams are. Neither team scored a goal, and it was 0-0 going into halftime. “We had several shots on goal and several chances to score,” said Crookston Coach Lon Boike. “They played hard and played well.”
SECOND HALF –
Crookston picked up their play at the start of the second half and came out strong. About 15 minutes into the half, East Grand Forks struck first when Carson McDonald scored, and the Green Wave led 1-0.
10 minutes later, Crookston was finally rewarded for their efforts when Jack Everett had a corner kick, and Brannon Tangquist was in the right spot and kicked the ball into the net to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead with 30 minutes left in the game.
The teams were battling back and forth, and the possibility of overtime looked promising. East Grand Forks didn’t want to go into overtime, and Carson McDonald broke through the defense, got a shot on goal, and scored with 5:07 remaining in the game for a 2-1 lead.
Neither team scored the rest of the way, and East Grand Forks won 2-1. “The guys played hard and very well,” said Pirate Coach Lon Boike. “We had a few mental errors and several opportunities to score and couldn’t put the ball in the net again.”
Crookston drops to 2-7 on the year.
| 1st | 2nd | Final | |
| CROOKSTON | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| East Grand Forks | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Scoring
55:00 – EGF – Carson McDonald
65:00 – Crox – Brannon Tangquist (Jack Everett)
74:53 – EGF – Carson McDonald
| SAVES | Final |
| Blake Melsa – Crox | 4 |
| East Grand Forks | 9 |
