By JAMES BROWN
WCLU Sports
After a sluggish first half, Glasgow took control of its season-opening soccer match to beat Logan County, 3-1. The win punched the Scotties’ ticket to the second round of the 2A Sectional that will be played against Warren East next week.
The Cougars opened the scoring 22 minutes into the first half with a shot from outside the box. Nearly 14 minutes later Jared Malagon tied the game with a deep shot. Malagon returns from last season as Glasgow’s leading goal scorer, and the leading scorer in the 15th District.
Glasgow coach Ken Mahung said his team did not execute the “system” in the first half, and played without discipline after Logan scored the game’s first goal. That was the message he said he gave the team at the halftime break with the game tied ,1-1.
The second half was much better.
Daniel Rodriguez gave the Scotties the lead for good with 25:07 showing on the second-half clock when he deflected a ball into the net. Isaiah Ramos added the insurance goal with less than two minutes to play in the game.
After all these years, do we know what the “system” actually is?? Never defined or articulated, it remains a mystery. If the team wins, it’s because they played the system. If the teams loses, it’s because they didn’t play the system. Maybe James can nail it down!