Eagles hand Rams 5-1 loss in NCOSA match

Liberty-Benton opens boys NCOSA play with 5-1 win over Upper

Liberty-Benton began North Central Ohio Soccer Association play with a 5-1 victory against Upper Sandusky in boys soccer action Thursday night at Upper Sandusky.

The Eagles (2-4-1, 1-0 NCOSA) scored three times in the first half to take control, each of them by a different player. After a goal by Toby Brown, Jarrett Birkemeier and Mack Smtih both scored on shots that deflected off of an Upper Sandusky defender.

Jayden Herrera became the fourth different player to score for Liberty-Benton. Gabe Randall got the Rams (2-2-3, 0-1 NCOSA) on the board before a second goal by Herrera.

The Eagles put 19 shots on goal, with Troy Hoffbauer making saves of 14 of them. The Rams had four shots on goal, with Liberty-Benton’s Ben Jenkins making three saves.

Liberty-Benton had a 5-0 advantage in corner kicks.

Upper Sandusky hosts Rossford at noon Saturday.

 

Score by halves

Liberty-Benton       3                                  2                                  — 5

Upper Sandusky   0                                  1                                  — 1

First half

LB — Brown.

LB — Birkemeier.

LB — Smith.

Second half

LB — Herrera.

US — Randall.

LB — Herrera.

Statistics

Shots on goal: Liberty-Benton 19, Upper Sandusky 4.

Saves: Hoffbauer (US) 14, Jenkins (LB) 3.

Corner kicks: Liberty-Benton 5, Upper Sandusky 0.