Liberty gets best of Lewis-Palmer in boys' soccer 4-1

September 08, 2012 9:17 PM

Liberty and Lewis-Palmer may not have been playing a boys soccer game that meant anything for conference standings Saturday afternoon, but the intensity and high level of play matched the best of rivalries.

The host 5A Lancers came away with a 4-1 win, but the bigger story is that each team looks to be talented enough to make a lot of noise in this season.

Liberty (2-2-1) would break the ice just 5 minutes into the game when Kyle Spillane beat L-P goalkeeper Fabio Eickmeier between his legs from close-range after a breakaway resulting from a turnover.

When we get going our offense can be very explosive when we string passes together and get into space, Spillane said. We have firepower everywhere, from the top to the middle and even with our defense and its real nice to have multiple scorers.

The next 15 minutes saw each team get a multitude of scoring chances, but each keeper stood tall. Eickmeier and Libertys Kyle Krumm took turns making diving saves and keeping their teams in the game.

With the next goal being huge, Liberty seized control of the game. Matt Love beat Eickmeier to his right and snuck the ball past the post and a sliding Ranger defender in the 22nd minute.

Just 4 minutes later, Taylor Whited scored on a laser from 25 yards out that found the net off the post. The strong first-half effort showed just how dangerous the Lancers can be on both ends of the field.

Kyle was really focused today and were sorry we couldnt get him a shutout there in the first half because he kept us in the game early when both teams had some good shots, Liberty coach Gregg Braha said. I think the team feels when Kyle is back there that they can make a mistake and get away with it because hes there.

Lewis-Palmer (1-2) never backed down in the game, even when it seemed like every great scoring chance was thwarted by a spectacular save. The 4A Rangers struck for their lone goal with just 6 seconds left in the first half when Brendan Heers shot ricocheted off the goal post and past Krumm.

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