Boys Soccer: Cards drop hard-fought match at Tech

ST. CLOUD - The Willmar boys soccer team and St. Cloud Tech went at each other hammer and tong but the Tigers’ Mohamud Aden’s goal early in the second half was the deciding tally in a Central Lakes Conference match Thursday at St. Cloud State University.
“It was a hard-fought battle,” said Willmar head coach Jeff Winter. “It was quite physical, quite intense. I was proud of our guys. They left everything out there.”
Willmar goalie Manny Obregon made nine saves and Francis Winter and Marcos Nino made defensive stops.
The loss also snapped Willmar’s four-match winning streak during which the Cards outscored their opponents 26-2.
The Cardinals play host to Big Lake at 3 p.m. Saturday at Kennedy School.
SC Tech 1, Willmar 0
Willmar...............................................0 0 - 0
SC Tech.............................................0 1 - 1
FIRST HALF – No scoring
SECOND HALF – S: Mohamud Aden 47th minute
SHOTS ON GOAL – Willmar 9 ...Tech 12
GOALIE SAVES – Willmar: Manny Obregon 9 … Tech: Brian Helminick 9
DEFENSIVE SAVES – Francis Winter 1, Marcos Nino 1