Lady Panthers fall to Minford in OT
Published 1:10 am Monday, October 22, 2012
Jim Walker
jim.walker@irontontribune.com
MINFORD — A great game deserved a great finish.
The Chesapeake Lady Panthers and Minford Lady Falcons battled to a 3-3 tie in their Division III sectional tournament championship soccer game on Saturday before Minford won 4-3 in overtime.
The loss spoiled a strong performance by the Lady Panthers’ Jackie Nelson who fashioned a hat trick.
Carrie Wynn scored the deciding goal with just two minutes left in the extra 15-minute period to give Minford the win.
Minford scored first on a goal by Megan Montavon with an assist from Kaibi Fraley.
But the Lady Panthers tied the game 10 minutes later on a goal by Nelson off a throw-in from the left from Carly Macfarland.
The Lady Falcons scored first again in the second half to go up 2-1 on a goal by Brandi Williams at the 49:00 mark. Abby Furhmann had the assist.
Chesapeake answered five minutes later when Nelson scored her second goal off a direct kick by Macfarland.
Nelson completed the hat trick with a goal at the 63-minute mark to give Chesapeake its first lead Kierra Kerns had the assist.
But Minford tied the game on a goal by Wynn with 70 minutes on the clock.
Neither team scored over the final 10 minutes to force the overtime.
Chesapeake finished the season 9-6-2 for its first winning season in the programs’ brief 3-year history.
Chesapeake 1 2 0 = 3
Minford 1 2 1 = 4
First Half
Mi — Megan Montavon (assist Kaibi Fraley) 18:00
Ch — Jackie Nelson (assist Carly Macfarland) 28:00
Second Half
Mi — Brandi Williams (assist Abby Fuhrmann) 49:00
Ch — Jackie Nelson (assist Carly Macfarland) 54:00
Ch — Jackie Nelson (assist Kierra Kerns) 63:00
Mi — Carrie Wynn 70:00
Overtime
Mi — Carrie Wynn 13:00
Statistics
Shots on Goals: Chesapeake 11, Minford 27.
Corner Kicks: Chesapeake 4, Minford 4.
Goalkeeper Saves: Chesapeake 20 (Jillian Ellis), Minford 7 (Kelli Grooms).