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Boys Soccer: Glenbrook South Falls to Maine West

Warrior freshman scores twice in leading comeback for 2-1 win against Titans.

In keeping with a disappointing trend, the Glenbrook South Titans let a 1-0 halftime lead slip away early in the second half against Central Suburban League opponent Maine West. The Titans then lost the draw as well, losing 2-1 to the host Warriors on Tuesday.

Senior midfielder-forward Nathan Park gave the Titans the first-half lead by sending home a punch save from Maine West goalkeeper Jecsan Torres, but the Titans were overwhelmed by an enthusiastic second-half performance from the Warriors. Freshman forward Nelson Herrera scored the two Warriors goals to create the difference in the game.

Glenbrook South coach Paul Agombar said the game followed a trend his team has displayed so far this season.

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"We just can't compete in the first five minutes of the second half,'' Agombar said. "We have been doing this all season and I can't explain it. This is very disappointing that it keeps continuing."

Although they only scored once, the Titans were in control of the ball most of the first half. When the second half started, the Warriors took possession early and did not give the ball up until Herrera got his first goal about two minutes into the half.

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Titans goalkeeper David Abiera fell down making a punch save and Herrera collected the ball in front of him. Herrera sent the ball softly to Abiera's left and put it in the net before any other Titan defenders could react.

Agombar called it a "goalkeeper mistake."

"But they came out stronger in the second half and we never did,'' the coach said. "They were more fired up and I can't explain it. I can't explain why their team is more aggressive for the start of the second half than we are. We need to put the effort in for every minute of every game."

Herrera's second goal came with just under 10 minutes left in the game. It occurred when he handled the ball about 25 yards out to Abiera's far right side, made one dribble to the middle then fired a rocket up and over Abiera's outstretched hands.

"That was a defensive error,'' Agombar said. "Someone should be able to close him down. He shouldn't be able to turn. He gets the ball and comes across and gets the shot off. Someone should deny him the shot. It's just bad defending and bad goalkeeping."

Park's goal came with 10:30 left in the first half, when he found himself dead center in front of Torres after a punch save. Park dribbled the ball once to his left and had Torres out of position for the shot.

"It came in from a good pass and got deflected out to me,'' Park said. "I cut on the guy and shot with my left foot. I had a little extra time so I used it to get it on my foot."

"I was out of position,'' Torres said. "My angle was not good."'

Glenbrook South senior forward Luke Harrison was bird-dogged most of the game by Maine West defenders and rarely had any good looks at the goal. In the final minute of the first half, he did take a shot from very close to the net but the ball hit Torres in the face.

"They sent Harrison to the near post and he got every bit of it,'' said Maine West coach Mike DiVincenzo.

"Torres went post-to-post, and the ball and he got there at the same time. He made the save with his face."

Glenbrook South takes a 3-3-2 record overall into a game at Wheeling on Saturday morning.

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