Oberlin, with our former assistant Wes Davis still connected to the program as a volunteer now, visit us for the Freedom Trophy game. A scoreless and mostly featureless first half ensues with both teams struggling to establish themselves. Oberlin scores first in the 55th minute but Feli Muyumba equalizes less than a minute later with a great strike from outside the area to the goalkeeper's right. We began a strong period of possession which we actually maintained through the half and about 10 minutes later forced an own goal as Ibrahim Diarra pressured their backs inside the area. We had a strong edge in possession during the half but Oberlin scored twice in a five minute span (minutes 72 and 77) and held on for the win. Our late chances included a head ball from Felipe Buitrago (!!!) cleared by a back on the line. Despite the edge in shots and possession the trophy heads back to NE Ohio for the first time in 3 years. Our back line is in transition as Alex Ferreira played in the center for the first time in a while but we will be evolving back there over the next few games.