Florida High School Soccer - Leon nudges Lincoln
November 27, 2018: Tallahassee, FL 32308 The Leon Lions (Tallahassee, FL) soccer nipped the visiting Lincoln Trojans (Tallahassee, FL), 2-1 in Tuesday's league bout.
With the victory, Leon moves its record to 1-1 on the year. The Lions host Gainesville (Gainesville, FL) to battle the Hurricanes in a 4A District 2 bout on Thursday, November 29. The Hurricanes enter the bout with a record of 0-2. Gainesville lost 7-2 in their recent non-league bout against Santa Fe (Alachua, FL)
In their next game, the Trojans battle the Columbia Tigers (Lake City, FL) in a 4A District 2 bout, on Friday, November 30. Lincoln will attempt to move on its 2-2 season record. The Tigers enter the bout with a 1-1 record after their 4-0 league loss to Chiles (Tallahassee, FL).
Game Summary
Lincoln controlled most of the first half as their pressing offense and strong defense kept us pff-balance and ineffective, limiting us to just 3 shots. But they were enough, as Allie's mid-range direct kick in the 9th minute deflected off a defender's head and beyond the keeper and into the net. A flurry of close-in activity led to Liney's takedown in their box. Tony's call to Eden to take the PK was waved off by Allie, who stepped up to calmly bury the shot just seconds before the half ended. Their goal came in the 19th minute on a nice shot just below the crossbar out of Clare's reach. A second-half realignment of our side worked well, as we held the field for long stretches and limited them to just 4 more shots, 3 on goal. Our 4 second-half shots--2 on goal--did no damage.
