Fulton blanks Marshall, 3-0

The Hornets hosted Marshall last Thursday and came away with an important victory in the conference and district race.  Although the Hornets won by a comfortable 3-0 margin, it was a tightly contested match with the outcome not certain until late in the contest.  Marshall possessed the ball well and created a number of dangerous chances, but lacked the finishing touch on their chances.

Jake Pierce opened the scoring early in the second half.  In the 46th minute, he received a ball from Morgan Milligan.  He drove to the right side of the Marshall box and drove a hard shot to the far post that beat the keeper.

Darren Jones added a second goal in the 65th minute off another assist from Milligan.  He turned and struck a long, speculative shot that caught the keeper off his line.

The final goal came in the waning moments of the game.  Pierce sent an inch-perfect ball behind the Marshall defense for Zach Thomas.  Thomas cut along the endline and roofed the ball into the upper 90 at an acute angle.

While certainly not at the same level of importance, Thomas' goal was reminiscent of the classic goal scored by Landon Donovan in the 2010 World Cup match against Slovenia:

In the JV match, the Hornets fell 2-1.  After falling behind 1-0, Cody Baumgartner scored a cracker of a goal on a nice settle and finish from the top of the box to level the score.  After going behind again, Matt Henry nearly found the equalizer on a nice shot from distance that hit the post.