In last night’s season and home opener, the Paisley boys soccer team fell to Walkertown 2-0. Early on in the match, Walkertown scored off a free kick giving them an early advantage the Wolfpack never relinquished.
The Panthers applied offensive and defensive pressure on Walkertown throughout the match, according to Coach Maggie Hatling. Paisley players were continuously able to get shots off and keep possession of the ball in the attacking side of the pitch.
Despite many corner kicks and free kicks in the offensive half of the pitch, the Panthers could not put the ball in the back of the net. Later in the match the Wolfpack sealed the Panthers’ fate with a volley that found the back of the net, making it 2-0.
Coach Hatling said even though Paisley lost the individual team members created a good performance and are showing promise for the rest of the season she hopes they realize later in the season.
The soccer program as with all the district’s middle school inter-school competitions alternate between home and away matches. The Panthers next play on the road against East Forsyth Middle School.
Article by Adam Dreyfuss, Photo by Tony Hardy
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