Packers bounce back to beat Cougars; Notch first win of 2019
Published 9:24 pm Thursday, August 29, 2019
- Austin’s Poe Reh takes a shot in traffic in the first half against Mankato East Thursday night at Art Hass Stadium. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
The Austin boys soccer team rebounded from an opening season loss by beating Mankato East 3-1 at Art Hass Stadium Thursday.
The Cougars (1-3 overall, 1-2 Big Nine) struck first when they scored on a put-back in the 19th minute of the game, but the Packers (1-1 overall, 1-0 Big Nine) had a big answer as they scored three times in the final 20 minutes of the half.
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Ausitn’s Prey Reh controls the ball against Mankato East Thursday night in the first half at Art Hass Stadium. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Keaton Goetz crashed the net to score off a header by Julio Hernandez to make it 1-1, Elisha Simerson redirected a corner kick to make it 2-1 with 12:58 left in the half and Andres Garcia punched a shot through on a long lob pass from Dylan Hanegraaf with thirty seconds left in the half.
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Austin’s Jose Valladares plays the ball in front of Mankato East’s Mahmood Maldonada during the first half Thursday night at Art Hass Stadium. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com