FISHERMEN MAUL MOOKS
A missing coach, a late-arriving bus and a slow start were not enough to keep the top-ranked Astoria boys soccer team from winning its fourth straight match.
The Fishermen watched as Tillamook got the first shots on goal of the match, then about midway through the first half turned it on.
Kyle McMullen fired a free kick into the Cheesemaker penalty box that was deflected in for an own goal. A few minutes later, McMullen earned one, scoring off a Matthias Brause throw-in to give Astoria a 2-0 lead at the half.
Due to Tillamook's extremely narrow field, deep throw-ins might as well have been corner kicks and Brause set up Astoria's next score with a throw to the head of Josimar Macareno, who scored Astoria's third goal in the 52nd minute. Macareno tallied again nine minutes later, taking an assist from K.J. Speer who worked the ball into the corner before sending the ball to Macareno at the top of the box.
"Not a very pretty soccer game today," said assistant coach Gordon Thomsen, who coached the team in the absence of head coach Jerry Boisvert, who had a work commitment. "It was maybe 50-yards wide which cramps our style of play and doesn't allow us to exploit our athleticism. Their defense packed it in."
Astoria had a 12-4 edge in shots on goal and forced 15 Tillamook goal kicks as the majority of the match was played in the Cheesemakers defensive half of the field. Astoria had four corner kicks to Tillamook's one.
The Fishermen finally play their first home match on Thursday against Seaside at 6:00 p.m. at the LCYSA Soccer Complex in Warrenton. Astoria had a win and a tie against the Gulls last season. Seaside's last win over Astoria was in 2004, when the Gulls took two out of three games from the Fishermen.
The Fishermen watched as Tillamook got the first shots on goal of the match, then about midway through the first half turned it on.
Kyle McMullen fired a free kick into the Cheesemaker penalty box that was deflected in for an own goal. A few minutes later, McMullen earned one, scoring off a Matthias Brause throw-in to give Astoria a 2-0 lead at the half.
Due to Tillamook's extremely narrow field, deep throw-ins might as well have been corner kicks and Brause set up Astoria's next score with a throw to the head of Josimar Macareno, who scored Astoria's third goal in the 52nd minute. Macareno tallied again nine minutes later, taking an assist from K.J. Speer who worked the ball into the corner before sending the ball to Macareno at the top of the box.
"Not a very pretty soccer game today," said assistant coach Gordon Thomsen, who coached the team in the absence of head coach Jerry Boisvert, who had a work commitment. "It was maybe 50-yards wide which cramps our style of play and doesn't allow us to exploit our athleticism. Their defense packed it in."
Astoria had a 12-4 edge in shots on goal and forced 15 Tillamook goal kicks as the majority of the match was played in the Cheesemakers defensive half of the field. Astoria had four corner kicks to Tillamook's one.
The Fishermen finally play their first home match on Thursday against Seaside at 6:00 p.m. at the LCYSA Soccer Complex in Warrenton. Astoria had a win and a tie against the Gulls last season. Seaside's last win over Astoria was in 2004, when the Gulls took two out of three games from the Fishermen.
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