I decided to make the trip over to SA and watch this game. First of all, the game should have been 2-1. About midway through the second half, SA was called for obstruction about 8 yds from goal. The wall thus has to stand on the goal line. Lexington had a player on the ball and one ready to hit it. The player taps the ball and as the other player is hitting the ball the ref blows the whistle b/c SA moved forward. Of course, Lex scores. So they get to re-kick and score, however, the same thing happens. They score once again and it gets called back. They take the kick again and it is cleared off the line.
SA did not look very good at all. Jamal only tried when the ball was in his area. Lexington, as Striker stated yesterday, was a very average team. I know Faulkner is quality, but the second goal was probably his fault. After that, he was only tested one or two times. After everyone on this message board talking, I expected SA to be much better. Maybe they took the game lightly, but after only beating Spartanburg 3-1 and Lex 2-0 (both very avg teams)I am not ready to claim that they will win the upperstate like alot of others are. Goose, however, is the real deal in the net. Possibly the best GK to come out of SC in many years.
