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DeJonghe propels Surge past BYU
The
second-half substitute scored in the 2-0 victory
JAMES DAY
Statesman
Journal
May 20,
2006
Soccer is a
game of adjustments, and first-year Cascade Surge coach Gary
McIntosh pulled the correct lever Friday night in the club's
home opener at McCulloch Stadium.
After a
scoreless first half McIntosh inserted Bryan DeJonghe into
the game and went to a three-forward attack. It resulted in
two goals in the next 18 minutes.
DeJonghe
drew a double team that helped lead to the first Surge goal
and scored the second himself and the Surge relied on their
defense the rest of the way in the 2-0 victory before an
estimated crowd of 525.
"We kind
of figured out the way they were playing in the first half,"
McIntosh said.
"They
weren't that strong defensively and they were making us
chase the ball so we made the adjustment to a 4-3-3, a more
offensive formation."
DeJonghe
came into the game to play on the left wing and the plan
paid dividends in the 52nd minute.
DeJonghe
angled toward a Michael Otto cross near the top of the
penalty box shadowed by a pair of BYU defenders.
But the
ball sailed over all three players to Surge forward Ken
Davis, who beat goalkeeper Mike Lacey with a right-footed
shot from 12 yards out. It was Davis' second goal of of the
season.
The score
went to a 2-0 in the 63rd minute on a textbook
counterattack. Davis' perfectly timed through ball found
DeJonghe running free on the left and his left-footed shot
beat Lacey at the near post.
"I saw the
near post open, I let it go and found the back of the net,"
said DeJonghe.
"I was
hoping to provide a spark to the team, give us a boost. I
was glad to be able to play a part."
The Surge
defense also played its part, turning in its second
consecutive shutout.
Goalkeeper
David Egerun made a series of acrobatic saves in the first
half and defenders Jim Young and Quinn Neely-Gallagher were
rock solid in front of him.
In the
17th minute after BYU played a corner kick short, the
Cougars' Morgan Gilliam sent a curving blast toward the far
post. But Egerun was there to swat it away with his right
hand.
During
first-half stoppage time BYU's Travis Winn stole the ball
and sent a rocket toward the cross bar. But Egerun was there
to tip it over the bar.
"Egerun
had an amazing game," said McIntosh. "He kept us in the
game. If it wasn't for him we would have been down a goal at
the half."
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