WC soccer pounds Pats-Garibaldi & Young combine for 7 goals
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A pair of hat tricks were turned in by the Pioneers as Tony Garibaldi connected on four goals and Travis Young had to settle for three goals on the night as Warren County routed Oakland 7-1 at the WCHS soccer field.
In the first half the Pioneers out-shot Oakland 8-2, which resulted in a 5-1 lead by the end of the first half.
Warren County pretty much controlled the tempo of the game from the opening whistle. Honest Mrema missed a header in the opening minute of the contest, and the two teams jockeyed for possession over the next eight minutes before Young connected with the back of the net at the 26.18 mark for the Pioneers’ first goal of the game.
Three minutes later Mrema once again fired at goal, but his shot was turned away. Garibaldi got in on the scoring when he hit his first goal at the 16:22 mark. It didn’t take long for Garibaldi to give Warren County a 3-0 lead when hit connected three minutes later from 15-yards out.
Oakland’s first real attempt came at the 7:38 mark when Mike Vanbryan fired a shot, but Pioneer goalie Rob Hamby turned down the attempt. Warren County gained back possession and worked the ball to Garibaldi who hit from 20-yards out to give the Pioneers a 4-0 advantage. Garibaldi put Warren County out in front 5-0 off of a penalty kick at the 2:28 mark.
Oakland scored its first and only goal of the game with just under a minute left in the half off of a PK by Matt Smallwood. As the horn sounded to end the first half the Pioneers held a 5-1 lead.
In the second half play became more physical from both teams, but the Pioneers aggressive determination eventually wore down he Patriots. Warren County controlled both ends of the field for much of the second half adding two more goals their total.
Young scored both of the Warren County’s goals in the period with his first coming at the 22:53 mark. He followed with what would be the Pioneers final goal of the game hitting with 14:39 left on the clock. Warren County added four more shots to its total before the final whistle blew giving the Pioneers the district victory.