Getting a leg up; Packers win showdown over Lourdes 2-0
Published 7:48 am Monday, October 2, 2017
- Austin’s Lonyjera Okal cuts through a pair of defenders as he gives chase to the ball during the first half.
In a game that could well shape how the postseason lays out, the Austin Packers soccer team defeated section rival Rochester Lourdes 2-0 Saturday at Art Hass Stadium.
At 23:03 of the first half, Henry Tolbert took a crossing pass from Ojulu Cham and buried to give Austin a 1-0 lead.
Then, in the second half, Lonyjera Okal gave the Packers the two-goal cushion when he scored off a pass from Mooday Wah.
Austin will host Owatonna at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Art Hass.
Austin’s Caleb Simerson races after the ball during the first half Saturday afternoon at Art Hass Stadium.
Photos by Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
