Cougars Soccer defeats Kew Forest

The Martin Luther School Cougars’ soccer team defeated Kew Forest by the final score of 3-2 at the Metropolitan Oval on Friday October 18.

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 This was the final regular season game for the team so it was important to get this victory heading into the playoffs next week.

Junior Jae Kim scored the first goal of the game on an assist from Senior, Alex Ortiz.

The Cougars never trailed in this game, but it was certainly not their most dominant performance. Kew Forest started the game hard and never let up. Maybe they had heard about the Martin Luther Walk-a-thon earlier and were trying to take advantage of the Cougars’ tired legs.

A few key miscues by Kew Forest on the offensive side of the ball really hurt them.

Juniors Tyshawn Parker and Franco Libiano kept up with Kew Forest and took advantage on those mistakes and kept pushing the ball back up the field.

Junior Jae Kim is coming off an impressive game in which he had a hat trick. And he followed that up with two more goals in Fridays contest. Kim overcame a leg injury in the first half to lead the Cougars to this victory. Even when teams take someone out of their position to focus solely on playing defense on him, he still manages a way to score.

Martin Luther is feeling good right now and has high hopes to repeat as PSAA Champions.  

Head Coach Matt Moran commented after the game, “I’m happy we won, but I wasn’t pleased. It wasn’t a complete game. There were times we looked really sharp and there were times where we just lost our focus.”

He also commented on the roster heading forward, “We’re getting better, especially since we lost a lot of our team to grades and so a lot of other guys stepped in and still getting accustomed to playing”

Coach Moran will have one more practice before their playoff game and he wants to stress a more positive attitude. The team has gained a lot of experience over the season and now it will come down to mental toughness.

The Cougars next home match, the first playoff game, will be Tuesday October 22 at the Metropolitan Oval. Come out and support the Cougars!

By: Aaron Maldonado