Girls’ Clatsop Clash ends in scoreless tie
Published 5:05 am Wednesday, October 11, 2017
- The Seaside defense prepares to pounce on an Astoria player,
The score was reflective of the game Tuesday night at CMH Field, between the Seaside and Astoria girls soccer teams.
The Cowapa League Clatsop Clash ended in a 0-0 tie, as neither the Gulls nor the Lady Fishermen could gain an upper hand on offense, and both played solid defensive games.
It was the fourth scoreless tie between the two programs since 2013.
Seaside had the only shot attempts over the first 38 minutes — shots by Annaka Garhofer (wide left), Taylor Carson (save by Astoria keeper Lexi Law), Sonoma Moon and Chloe Bartel (both wide right).
An Astoria free kick by Sarah Lertora with two minutes left in the half was knocked down by Seaside goalkeeper Sidney Owsley, as was a follow-up by Haley Kelley.
The Lady Fishermen stepped up their offensive attack in the second half, resulting in a breakaway challenge in the 55th minute that Owsley was able to turn away.
That was followed by a succession of shots on goal from Astoria’s Taileigh Cole, with Owsley making saves on all three attempts.
An Andrea Harris-to-Cole pass play ended with Owsley’s biggest save of the night, with 16:30 remaining.
Other than a couple shot-on-goal attempts by Astoria and a challenge by Seaside’s Jessica Angulo-Joli that was stopped by Law, the final 10 minutes was a stalemate, with the two teams finishing in the scoreless tie.
With three games remaining, the Lady Fishermen remain in third in the league standings at 3-3-1, while Seaside is 1-5-1.