Air Force Academy
Navy
Falcons Drop Tough 1-0 Decision to Navy
9/2/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Sept. 2, 2007
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Senior Travis King scored in the seventh minute and the Navy defense made the goal stand as the Mids turned back Air Force in the final game of the Anders Navy Soccer Classic, 1-0. The win moves Navy's record to 1-0-1 overall, while Air Force dropped to 0-2-0.
The Navy defense, spearheaded by goalie Evan Barnes was the story of the day on Sunday. Barnes made the save of the day with around 15 minutes left as Air Force's Ian Hauck found a seam after a crossing pass. Barnes managed to dive to deflect the ball up into the crossbar, then Hauck's rebound attempt was sent wide to keep the Falcons off the board. Hauck led the Falcons with four shots.
Offensively, Navy got all it needed early on off a corner kick in the seventh minute. Mark Garcia sent the ball back to Chris Schneider who headed it into the box, where King streaked in and redirected the ball with his head past Falcon goalie Brian Guyette inside the left post for a 1-0 advantage.
The Mids also had a golden opportunity midway through the second half, but Justin Waskey header off a cross was sent just over the crossbar.
The victory evened the all-time series against Navy to 3-3-2, and was the Mids' first win against the Falcons since 1963. Navy outshot Air Force, 10-9, but the Falcons had the advantage in corner kicks, 6-4. Both teams were whistled for 16 fouls. Guyette made one save for the Falcons, while Barnes made three saves and ran his shutout streak to 205:02 dating back to last year.
Air Force will be back in action next weekend to play its first home game of the season. The Falcons will face Birmingham-Southern on Friday, Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. at Cadet Soccer Stadium.
