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! GAME DEFINING FREE KICK GAVE THE MEN S SOCCER TEAM ITS SECOND ONE GOAL LOSS OF THE SEASON DESPITE A SOLID DEFENSIVE EFFORT AGAINST &EATHER 2IVER #OLLEGE ON 3EPT AT HOME 7ITH SEVEN MINUTES LEFT THE #OMETS WERE CALLED FOR A FOUL RESULTING IN A FREE KICK FOR &2# MIDFIELDER 6IJAY 'ODHANIA FROM THE RIGHT CORNER OF THE GOALIE BOX 4HE #OMETS FORMED A FOUR MAN WALL IN FRONT OF THE KICKER AND THE BALL WENT TO THE ONLY AREA AVAILABLE FOR 'ODHANIA TO KICK IT

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### HELD &2# TO NINE SHOT ATTEMPTS AND GOALKEEPERS +EVIN 3UAREZ AND 2OBERT /LSEN COMBINED FOR SIX SAVES 4HE #OMETS DEFENSIVE SCHEME STAGNATED THE 'OLDEN %AGLES OFFENSE FORCING &2# TO FREQUENTLY MAKE BAD PASSES TURN THE BALL OVER AND TAKE POOR SHOT ATTEMPTS :ELLER SAID THE #OMETS WERE PLAYING A SLIDING DEFENSE USING FOUR DEFENSIVE BACKS LINED ACROSS THE FIELD AND ONE SWEEPING DEFENDER 4HE DEFENDERS SHIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE FIELD WHERE THE BALL IS IN PLAY THE COACH SAID AND CONVERGE ON THE BALL CARRIER WHILE OTHERS DEFEND THE PASSING LANES h4HE DEFENSIVE SCHEME IS WORKING REALLY WELL THE GUYS ARE BUYING INTO IT v :ELLER SAID 3 T R I K E R !LEKSANDAR 6FRUH%RDUG +OSTDINOV SAID THERE WERE OTHER %AGLES KEYS TO THE #OMET #OMETS DEFENSE AS WELL h7E PUT BIGGER .EXT GAME GUYS IN THE MIDDLE &RIDAY VS OF THE FIELD AND !MERICAN MADE PLAYS ON BALLS 2IVER P M THAT WERE ON OUR SIDE v HE SAID h7E KEPT THE PRESSURE ON THEIR END OF THE FIELD AND EVERYONE GAVE A PERCENT EFFORT v 4HROUGHOUT THE GAME THE #OMETS MAN AGED SHOTS ON GOAL TWO OF WHICH WERE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES SHOT FROM JUST IN FRONT OF THE GOAL BY DEFENDER *AMAL !LZANBAAI

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