OLYMPIA, Wash. - A goal by Evergreen midway through the second half sent the Geoducks to a 2-1 win over Warner Pacific today in CCC men's soccer action.
Though the visiting Knights outshot Evergreen 8-3 after halftime, it was the Geoducks that found the winning score in the 75th minute. Mitchell Balmer found his taget from 10 yards out.
The teams were deadlocked after the opening 45 minutes. Evergreen scored first in the 15th minute off the head of Quinn Landrud. WPU equalized less than three minutes later, as
Cesar Contreras tallied his first goal of 2018.
WP ended the game with a 15-11 advantage in shots and earned five corner kicks to Evergreen's three. The physical nature of the game was evident, as 46 total fouls were whistled.
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