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Girls slip to 3rd place; Langley wins 2-1

Photo Credit: Brandon Hutton

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Written by Brandon Hutton, The Eagle Staff Reporter

“We failed to put it in the net, but we did what we were supposed to do,” said Obama girls soccer coach Marlon Woods after the game against Langley on Wednesday evening.
Even with their stars back, USO seemed to be having trouble. Maybe they were just warming up, I thought. But that didn’t seem to be the case as Langley took a 2-0 lead about fifteen minutes into the game. Langley’s defense was set so that Obama would go off sides without even realizing it. This happened many times and it clearly frustrated the Obama girls. Langley had control of most of the first half but USO had a couple of drives. There also were quite a few trips and pushing throughout the half, some called and some not.
The second half the girls came out looking different. I don’t know if it was the coach that got to them or if they realized they were down 2-0, either way they stepped it up. Leeza Tokarski scored a goal just a few minutes into the second half. It looked like the game was going to turn around. USO had plenty of more drives down the field but they just couldn’t put it in the net. Most chances were by Merce Pierce and Danielle Akrie but Langley’s goalie always seemed to be in the right spot whenever USO shot. USO plans to redeem themselves against Perry this Wednesday.