Pennsylvania High School Soccer - Karns City knocks off Redbank Valley
September 14, 2015: Karns City, PA 16041 The Redbank Valley Bulldogs soccer team (New Bethlehem, PA), was overwhelmed 6-1 in Monday's league outing with the host Karns City Gremlins (Karns City, PA)
With the win, Karns City advances its record to 2-0 on the campaign. The Gremlins travel to Redbank Valley (New Bethlehem, PA) to battle the Bulldogs in a UAVSL South outing on Monday, September 28. The Bulldogs go into the outing with a record of 3-1.
In their next game, the Bulldogs battle the Curwensville Golden Tide (Curwensville, PA) in a non-league outing, on Saturday, September 19. Redbank Valley will attempt to advance on its 3-1 season record.
Game Summary
The game started OK, as we were able to limit opportunities early. We knew going in that this wasn't a game we could possess the ball in, and we did a nice job keeping shots outside. The score was 1-0 thirty minutes into the match, and we nearly had two golden opportunities to equalize in that time frame. Late in the half, we sustained a couple injuries to key players, and that certainly took the wind out of the sails, as Karns City was able to extend the lead to 3-0 in the last 10 minutes of the first half. The start of the second half was a little sluggish for us, and we ended up conceding another 3 goals before getting a Jasmine Adams goal late. One of the glaring issues in this game was defending short corners, something we'll need to address moving forward.
