Marathon denies Greene spot in Section IV finals
Boys’ Soccer
Marathon 3, Greene 2
GREENE – Marathon denied Greene a second trip to the sectional finals in five seasons scoring the winning goal with 19.6 seconds left in regulation, Wednesday at Greene High School.
After numerous Marathon scoring opportunities were stuffed by the Greene defense over the final 20 minutes – and Trojans goalie Connor Moriarity – the Olympians capitalized on a misclear near the top of the 18-yard box. Tyler Hoellerer drilled a hard shot into the upper right netting as his team celebrated.
That celebration was short-lived as Greene pushed nearly its entire lineup to midfield for the ensuing kickoff, and immediately threatened the Marathon defensive zone. An apparent tying goal with one second left, though, was waved off by the official as time expired. Greene coach Rick Tallman, and the rest of the Greene squad, swallowed that proverbial pill hard. Tallman wasn’t sure what the ruling was on the final play.
“I didn’t get an explanation (from the referee), he just said there was a push foul, and he let the time run out,” Tallman said.
Marathon made a key adjustment during the halftime break when it decided to man-mark Greene senior Kurt Bartholomew. Bartholomew was responsible for Greene’s go-ahead goal late in the first half. After taking a Mike Anderson pass, Bartholomew hit a left-footed shot past Marathon keeper Kyle Young to make it 2-1 at halftime.
Greene (18-1) opened the scoring 11:11 into play. Karl Zaengle hit left-footed shot that clipped the upper crossbar and came down in front of the Marathon goal. Ben Kinney cleaned up the loose ball for the early lead.
Marathon tied the game when Dan Lincoln split the Greene defense and beat Moriarity with a well-placed shot into the right corner. Bartholomew’s goal came with 8:41 left in the half, the Trojans’ final tally of the season.
Lincoln scored the tying goal for Marathon three minutes into the second half with a header off a scramble in front of the Trojans goal.
“I’m so proud of these boys, and led by my seniors, exceeded any of my expectations,” Tallman said. “I didn’t expect us to go undefeated, but I knew we would be competitive in the postseason. We just got the sharper end of the stick today.”
Summary
(2-1 Greene at half)
Goals-assists: (M) Dan Lincoln, 2-0, Tyler Hoellerer, 1-0; Adam Brandstadt, 0-1; Cody Morrison, 0-1; Ryan Tillotson, 0-1. (G) Kurt Bartholomew, 1-0; Ben Kinney, 1-0, Mike Anderson, 0-1.
Shots-cornerkicks: (G) 7-3, (M) 14-6.
Saves: (G) Connor Moriarity, 10, (M) Kyle Young 5.
Marathon 3, Greene 2
GREENE – Marathon denied Greene a second trip to the sectional finals in five seasons scoring the winning goal with 19.6 seconds left in regulation, Wednesday at Greene High School.
After numerous Marathon scoring opportunities were stuffed by the Greene defense over the final 20 minutes – and Trojans goalie Connor Moriarity – the Olympians capitalized on a misclear near the top of the 18-yard box. Tyler Hoellerer drilled a hard shot into the upper right netting as his team celebrated.
That celebration was short-lived as Greene pushed nearly its entire lineup to midfield for the ensuing kickoff, and immediately threatened the Marathon defensive zone. An apparent tying goal with one second left, though, was waved off by the official as time expired. Greene coach Rick Tallman, and the rest of the Greene squad, swallowed that proverbial pill hard. Tallman wasn’t sure what the ruling was on the final play.
“I didn’t get an explanation (from the referee), he just said there was a push foul, and he let the time run out,” Tallman said.
Marathon made a key adjustment during the halftime break when it decided to man-mark Greene senior Kurt Bartholomew. Bartholomew was responsible for Greene’s go-ahead goal late in the first half. After taking a Mike Anderson pass, Bartholomew hit a left-footed shot past Marathon keeper Kyle Young to make it 2-1 at halftime.
Greene (18-1) opened the scoring 11:11 into play. Karl Zaengle hit left-footed shot that clipped the upper crossbar and came down in front of the Marathon goal. Ben Kinney cleaned up the loose ball for the early lead.
Marathon tied the game when Dan Lincoln split the Greene defense and beat Moriarity with a well-placed shot into the right corner. Bartholomew’s goal came with 8:41 left in the half, the Trojans’ final tally of the season.
Lincoln scored the tying goal for Marathon three minutes into the second half with a header off a scramble in front of the Trojans goal.
“I’m so proud of these boys, and led by my seniors, exceeded any of my expectations,” Tallman said. “I didn’t expect us to go undefeated, but I knew we would be competitive in the postseason. We just got the sharper end of the stick today.”
Summary
(2-1 Greene at half)
Goals-assists: (M) Dan Lincoln, 2-0, Tyler Hoellerer, 1-0; Adam Brandstadt, 0-1; Cody Morrison, 0-1; Ryan Tillotson, 0-1. (G) Kurt Bartholomew, 1-0; Ben Kinney, 1-0, Mike Anderson, 0-1.
Shots-cornerkicks: (G) 7-3, (M) 14-6.
Saves: (G) Connor Moriarity, 10, (M) Kyle Young 5.
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