ATHENS, WILLIAMSON FIT TO BE TIED; BATTLE TO 0-0 DOUBLE-OT DRAW
By: Tim Birney | AthensWildcats.com | September 28, 2022 | Photo courtesy Lance Larcom
TIOGA JUNCTION, Pa. — Athens and Williamson walked on the pitch here
Wednesday afternoon tied for second place in the NTL boys soccer
standings, and 100 minutes of scoreless action later — a 0-0 double-OT
draw — the two teams were fittingly still tied.
Athens and Williamson are both 6-1-1 in the NTL — trailing front-running Wellsboro, which is 8-0.
Longtime Athens coach Jake Lezak felt his Wildcats controlled the action throughout.
“We
played very well,” said Lezak. “We controlled the flow of the game for a
majority of the match, but just didn’t finish. The boys created a lot
of opportunities but kept sending it to their keeper.
“The defensive side for us looked great as a team,” added Lezak. “We limited their chances and kept the pressure up the field.”
Athens had an 8-4 advantage in shots-on-goal, including a hard shot off the crossbar by senior Brayden Post.
Senior Grant Liechty had four saves in net for the Wildcats.
Athens, now 7-5-1, hosts NEB Saturday.
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