0 Wilmington 2

For the first time in a long while we met Wilmington (the other Quakers) in a regular season match. We're refiguring the back line with a new starter at center back. Jacques Mbong, a firstyear from Lexington, Kentucky became the starter. We start fairly slowly with some decent possession and attack on the right side involving Eric Elko and Tamru Taye. The match was played at a high pace and Wilmington caught us on the break with a ball over the top and a solid finish for the first goal. A second goal came in the 40th minute and we trailed 2-0 at the half. Late in the period Tamru Taye almost caught their keeper off his line with a shot from distance but the keeper made a great save to keep us out.

The second half became a different story and we pressed better further up the field and produced one excellent attack that ended with a shot from Jacob Ebbs (FY) that again forced their keeper into an excellent save. Another couple of half chances came and went and the night ended 2-0 them. The match was a good one, statistically even with few fouls and no cards. We are now starting 4 firstyear players, something I'd have thought really unlikely earlier in the year.