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Radii · 08-23-2014, 12:17 AM

April 8th, 2016

Wake Forest Cougars (3-0-0, 1st) vs Lexington Thoroughbreds (1-0-2, 14th)

Attendence: 290

Starting Lineup

GK: Gyan
D: Campbell/Hernandez/Forrest/Jackson
M: Tapia/Wilkins
AM: Rose/Cooper
ST: Navarro/Ratzburg

A couple changes today, not too many. Standard mindset at home.

3': Cooper with a free kick 22'ish yards out to the right of center a bit, he shoots, and its just perfect. Upper left corner of the goal, no chance anyone wuld ever stop that. 1-0

12': Campbell with some good D to bother an attacker, he eventually gets a cross in, Forrest heads it out.

15': Rose to Cooper for a rather difficult shot from 20 yards out, it hits the post, close.

15': Forrest with a yellow.

18': Cooper with a beautiful ball from 35 yards out into the area, Navarro sprints by his defender, strikes it with his first touch, and its a goal. 2-0

26': We win a ball off a goal kick ,its quickly up ahead, Wilkins to Cooper for a shot, but its a poor shot.

27': Wilkins up to Ratzburg, he sends it over to Navarro, shoots from 18 yards, goal!! 3-0

32': Wilkins with a nice pass ahead to Rose but Rose is clearly offsides, goal disallowed.

42': Wilkins with a long ball to Navarro, Navarro with a clear cut chance, but saved. Corner goes nowhere.

43': Ian Cooper is hurt and must leave the match. Adam Fisher is in.

HALF: 8 shots to 3, 3 clear cut chances for us, we are in full control here.

47': They get a great look after a ball in from the right side, but shot right at Gyan. Corner goes nowhere.

56': An interception in defense triggers a very quick break for Lexington, 3 passes and they have a clear cut chance as ST Lee got behind the defense, but he shoots it over.

60': They finally get one back, Lee with good control of a cross and he has a nice finish from the left side of the area. 3-1

66': Some awful defending as Campbell comes out 30 yards from goal to defense a central midfielder with the ball, leaving his man all alone in the area... he receives the ball and scores easily. 3-2

79': Shakespeare in for Tapia, Galvis in for Forrest.

81': Hernandez with a nice long ball for Navarro, he's behind the defense, but they catch up before he can manage a shot, blocked.

We hang on and the final 10 minutes are uneventful.

Wake Forest 3 : 2 Lexington

Man of the Match: Ronnie Navarro (8.8)
Goals: Navarro 2, Cooper (8.2)
Assists: Cooper, Ratzburg (6.8)
Notables: Wilkins (7.3)

This is the second time Wilkins has put up a rather strong rating without actually making any assists.

Navarro is absolutely on fire for us right now, 4 goals in 5 matches.

Injury Update

Oh, bad news. AMR Ian Cooper has a torn hamstring and is going to miss 3-4 months. We have coverage here, and Adam Fisher has been an exciting young player for us early on, but Cooper is so reliable, losing him will really hurt.

08-23-2014, 12:17 AM	#218
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	April 8th, 2016 Wake Forest Cougars (3-0-0, 1st) vs Lexington Thoroughbreds (1-0-2, 14th) Attendence: 290 Starting Lineup GK: Gyan D: Campbell/Hernandez/Forrest/Jackson M: Tapia/Wilkins AM: Rose/Cooper ST: Navarro/Ratzburg A couple changes today, not too many. Standard mindset at home. 3': Cooper with a free kick 22'ish yards out to the right of center a bit, he shoots, and its just perfect. Upper left corner of the goal, no chance anyone wuld ever stop that. 1-0 12': Campbell with some good D to bother an attacker, he eventually gets a cross in, Forrest heads it out. 15': Rose to Cooper for a rather difficult shot from 20 yards out, it hits the post, close. 15': Forrest with a yellow. 18': Cooper with a beautiful ball from 35 yards out into the area, Navarro sprints by his defender, strikes it with his first touch, and its a goal. 2-0 26': We win a ball off a goal kick ,its quickly up ahead, Wilkins to Cooper for a shot, but its a poor shot. 27': Wilkins up to Ratzburg, he sends it over to Navarro, shoots from 18 yards, goal!! 3-0 32': Wilkins with a nice pass ahead to Rose but Rose is clearly offsides, goal disallowed. 42': Wilkins with a long ball to Navarro, Navarro with a clear cut chance, but saved. Corner goes nowhere. 43': Ian Cooper is hurt and must leave the match. Adam Fisher is in. HALF: 8 shots to 3, 3 clear cut chances for us, we are in full control here. 47': They get a great look after a ball in from the right side, but shot right at Gyan. Corner goes nowhere. 56': An interception in defense triggers a very quick break for Lexington, 3 passes and they have a clear cut chance as ST Lee got behind the defense, but he shoots it over. 60': They finally get one back, Lee with good control of a cross and he has a nice finish from the left side of the area. 3-1 66': Some awful defending as Campbell comes out 30 yards from goal to defense a central midfielder with the ball, leaving his man all alone in the area... he receives the ball and scores easily. 3-2 79': Shakespeare in for Tapia, Galvis in for Forrest. 81': Hernandez with a nice long ball for Navarro, he's behind the defense, but they catch up before he can manage a shot, blocked. We hang on and the final 10 minutes are uneventful. Wake Forest 3 : 2 Lexington Man of the Match: Ronnie Navarro (8.8) Goals: Navarro 2, Cooper (8.2) Assists: Cooper, Ratzburg (6.8) Notables: Wilkins (7.3) This is the second time Wilkins has put up a rather strong rating without actually making any assists. Navarro is absolutely on fire for us right now, 4 goals in 5 matches. Injury Update Oh, bad news. AMR Ian Cooper has a torn hamstring and is going to miss 3-4 months. We have coverage here, and Adam Fisher has been an exciting young player for us early on, but Cooper is so reliable, losing him will really hurt.