30 October 2007
Catholic to District Finals
Posted by soccermom under: Boys News; Irish Soccer .
After a slow start, Catholic finally got on the board 30 minutes in the game when Josh Moncada found Cullen Barr wide on the left side of the field, after beating the defender, Barr shot pass the goalie hitting the far side in the net. Three minutes later, Matt Libel served it from the left side and Cullen Barr finished another goal. 
Again only 3 minutes later, Justin Bowenschulte headed the ball to Matt Libel where he got on the board. Catholic finished the half with a 3-0.
In the second half, Cullen Barr was able to get his third goal at 47 minutes. At 75 minutes, Michael Wester threw the ball into Austin Lewis who was able to get a good touch, beating the defender and driving the ball toward the goal was able to finish with the 5th and final goal of the game.
Catholic’s defense once again denied the opposing team’s offensive attacks. GKs Matt Simpson and Korbyn Behl combined for the shutout. This was Catholic’s 8th shutout of the season. Congratulations guys!
As always the pictures were provided by Steve Ole Olson of SGFsoccer.com and his support is appreciated.
Game notes:
First Half
Goal 1 - Cullen Barr (assist Josh Moncada)
Goal 2 - Cullen Barr (assist Matt Libel)
Goal 3 - Matt Libel (assist Justin Bowenschulte)
Second Half:
Goal 4 - Cullen Barr (assist Justin Bowenschulte)
Goal 5 - Austin Lewis (assist Michael Wester)
Catholic will play next in the District Championship game on Thursday, November 1, at 7:00 pm against New Covenant on Cooper 1. Come out and support your Fightin’ Irish Boy’s Soccer Team, they will be facing a challenging New Covenant Academy for the first time this year.
30 October 2007 at 9:50 pm.
Great game tonight guys. You are in the “win or go home” stage now so stay focused and play every game like it’s your last. You are really coming together as a team and I’m proud of all of you. Keep having fun!!
30 October 2007 at 10:27 pm.
Just wanted to give shout out to the Fighting Irish. As an NCA grad, I look forward to Thursday and it has been great to see you guys jump right in and have such a wonderful season. NCA, Greenwood, and Catholic should all be here to stay over the next few years.