Marshfield Blue Jays Soccer

MARSHFIELD – Everyone who was at the game tonight witnessed history – this is the first time in the history of the program the Marshfield Blue Jays are in the district finals!! It was truly a total team effort tonight. WOW! Now backwards: !WOW

The Jays started the game with a few good chances on offense. In the 2nd minute, Robert Martin had a shot that deflected off the goalie. The 7th minute brought two chances as a nice free kick by Colton Harden and a breakaway by Robert Martin were both cleared by the Cassville defense. With 32:31 left in the half, a shot by Jesus Zermeno became an unlucky bounce that kissed the far post and bounced into the goal: 0-1 Cassville. Then with 29:00 left in the half, a ball from Justin Mills snuck into the goal to make it 0-2 Cassville. After this, the defense awoke from their short-lived funk and joined the offense in a much more enjoyable 69 minutes. In the 14th minute, a beautiful header off of a Nicholas Harden corner, by Colton Harden, was just wide. Halfway through the half, Colton Harden crossed the ball to Trent Burks, whose header was barely deflected by the goalie. In the 24th minute, a 25 yard free kick taken by Robert Martin was just high. In the 32nd minute, Ryan Doolittle served a ball to Trent Burks that bounced just high. In the 38th minute, a breakaway by Robert Martin was cleared by the defense. The 39th minute of the game brought the crowd to their feet as a ball from Colton Harden to Ryan Doolittle was smashed into the back of the net to bring the Jays back to within 1 goal: 1-2. This was also the halftime score.

Coach Clardy and Coach Friebe must have had the right inspiration during the halftime speech as the Jays were on fire when the whistle sounded. The offense did their best to create chance after chance. The defense of Kyle Cary, Jacob Twaddle, Koty Jones, and Christian Harden, made sure any scoring opportunity by Cassville was extinguished. In the 47th minute, a pass from Ryan Doolittle to Robert Martin was deflected by the defense. In the 51st minute, a shot by Colton Harden was saved. In the next minute, a shot by Colton Harden was just high. In the 55th minute, defender Kyle Cary nearly took advantage of a rare offensive chance, but his cross was slightly too long. In the next few minutes, Colton Harden had three shots that were just a tad too high or wide. As the clock kept ticking off the minutes, the very large number of Marshfield students, parents, and fans never lost hope. It just seemed like it was destined to happen. With just 9:20 left in the game, it did happen. A great cross by Robert Martin was handled by Ryan Doolittle, first with his head and then a volley into the back of the net for the equalizer: 2-2. Wanting to avoid a second consecutive district semifinal going into overtime, the Jays really turned it up. Drawing energy from the very supportive, energetic and high decibel crowd, the offense turned it up a notch. In the 74th minute, a rocket by Robert Martin was saved. In the 79th minute, a free kick by Koty Jones was on target and deflected away. Then in stoppage time, a fabulous corner by Nicholas Harden was headed into the upper 90 by Colton Harden for a history making goal: 3-2 Marshfield! Keeper Nic Yonter ended the night with 17 saves.

Wow! This game was just awesome! Final 16 teams in the state in class 2! This was not just a total team effort, not just a total school effort, it was a total city effort. The team play, the fan support, it was just fantastic! Bolivar on Thursday, at 4:30 p.m. for the district championship! The entire city and all Marshfield fans are invited – we want and need your support!

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