On the Road Again...

“Oh no……here we go again….”

 As the ball floated into the penalty box, Goats Goalkeeper Dan Kennedy stuck 
his fist out to punch it away.  At that same moment defender James Riley  rose
to head the ball away. 

Goalkeeper + defender not on the same page with each other + floating ball in
  the air = goal for the other team.  That’s the usual formula and that’s 
exactly what we got as Portland Timbers forward, Kris Boyd put the home side on 
the score sheet. 

We’d seen this story before, right?  Other  team scores off a blunder and just sits back for the 1-0
result knowing full  well the Goats will be powerless to come
back.  As the first half  came to an end, it was almost as if we were watching a
rerun.

 Enter Ryan Smith. 

As the second half got underway, it still felt like this examiner was 
watching a rerun.  But of the  match against Real Salt Lake from a couple
of weeks back instead.
   
Rather than hope for the goalkeeper to mess up though, the Goats actually 
scored on a great play anchored by 2nd half sub, Ryan Smith.  Picked  up from Sporting KC in the offseason,
Smith beat his defender and crossed  the ball onto the onrushing head of team
captain, Alejandro Moreno.  Not  content to sit back, the Goats took it to
Timbers looking to score  again. 

Just when it seemed the Goats might be content settling for the draw, Ryan 
Smith worked his left footed magic again this time to find midfielder Nick 
LaBrocca for the 2-1 lead. 

With the win, they bring their overall record to 2 wins, 3, losses and 0 
ties.  Both wins having come on the road.  Still though, if the team  can play
like last Saturday more often (and preferably at home in front of their  loyal
supporters), then this season promises to be a better one for all parties 
involved. 

The Goats now travel to Toronto to take on a team that is winless all season 
long (their one victory against MLS completion came in the Champions League). 
Can the Goats make it 2 in a row where  they drew last year?  Find out this
Saturday afternoon, April  14th.  Kickoff at Toronto’s BMO Field is scheduled
for 1:30pm Los Angeles  time on KWHY Channel. 22 & FSWEST.




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