WILLMAR -- Abshir Ahmed scored twice and the Willmar Cardinals edged St. Cloud Apollo 4-3 in a Central Lakes Conference boys soccer match on Monday.
Willmar swept the regular-season series, beating the Eagles 7-3 in St. Cloud on Sept. 1.
Willmar trailed 2-1 at halftime, but scored three unanswered goals in the second half.
"We came out and played well the first 15 minutes of the second half," said Willmar coach Richard Courtney. "Offensively, we did a lof of good things. Defensively, we had a few breakdowns. We didn't play our best, but we played well enough to win."
Ahmed scored the lone Cardinal goal in the first half and then scored at 54:39 in the second half. Ahmed B. Hussein and Abdiquadir Yusuf also scored for Willmar (5-3-1, 8-4-1).
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Willmar had 17 shots on goal to only four for Apollo (3-4-2, 4-7-4).
Willmar is at Little Falls today and hosts Sartell Thursday for Senior/Parent's Night.
Willmar 4, SC Apollo 3
SC Apollo (3-4-2, 4-7-4) 2 1 -- 3
Willmar (5-3-1, 8-4-1) 1 3 -- 4
FIRST HALF - SCA: Rambo Souyvongsa (unassisted), 17:22 ... Wil: Abshir Ahmed (unassisted), 26:12 ... SCA: Souyvongsa (Vuong Nguyen), 35:52
SECOND HALF - Wil: Ahmed B. Hussein (penalty kick), 45:04 ... Ahmed (Abdiquadir Yusuf), 54:39 ... Wil: Yusuf (Badal Ali), 55:57 ... SCA: Nguyen (unassisted), 79:16
Shots on goal - St. Cloud Apollo: 4 ... Willmar: 17
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Goalie saves - St. Cloud Apollo: Ryan Brutger 13 ... Willmar: Josh Freitas 1
Defensive saves - St. Cloud Apollo: none ... Willmar: none
