The Sarnia Fury
advanced to the second round of the WOSL League
Cup with a hard-fought, come from behind 3-2
victory over 1st Division side Woodstock.
Woodstock opened the scoring in the first half.
Possession in midfield, and a long pass down the
wing saw a Woodstock forward in a foot race with
the Fury 'keeper. While Shane Bettridge was
able to force the forward wide, he was able to
square a pass into the box, where an advancing
Woodstock forward was able to beat the Fury
defence to the loose ball to make it 1-0.
The Fury made
several substitutions at halftime and those
changes seemed to pay off. Substitute Liam
Boshell scored his second goal of the campaign
as he found himself one on one at the edge of
the 18-yard box with a Woodstock defender, a
quick step-over created the half a yard of space
that Boshell needed and a swerving shot beat the
Woodstock goalkeeper.
The scrappy
Woodstock team continued to create chances, and
with 10 minutes to go a defensive miscue by the
Fury allowed the visitors to reclaim the lead.
A quick free-kick released a Woodstock winger
down the right side, and an early cross found an
unmarked forward at the edge of the six yard box
for a free header.
The Woodstock lead
was very short lived. Liam Boshell's second
goal of the game 10 seconds after the kickoff
evened the score again. Taking the ball
directly from the restart, Liam Boshell dribbled
several Woodstock players and the goalkeeper to
tie the game at 2-2.
Extra-time would be
needed to determine a winner in this Cup game,
and the Fury came out determined to win the game
quickly. Des Betteto had a good chance to end
the game, but his chip rolled agonizingly wide.
But seven minutes into the first extra-time
session saw Boshell and Adam Lubus combine for
the winner. A superb through ball from Boshell
found Lubus in a foot race with the advancing
Woodstock 'keeper. Lubus managed to chip the
ball over the 'keeper and into the wideopen goal
for the golden goal winner.
The Fury advances to
take on the London Hungarians in the second
round of the league Cup on Wednesday June 18 in
Sarnia at the Dante Club.
