Uriel Liquidano scored his first goal of the season Tuesday, knocking in a header at Forks. (John Fisken photo)
The longest road trip of the season took a bad detour in the final moments.
Having traveled 114 miles one-way Tuesday to visit Forks, the land of twinkly vampires and Ron Bagby memorials, the Coupeville High School boys soccer squad squandered a two-goal lead and fell 3-2 in a non-conference game.
The loss dropped the Wolves to 1-2-1 on the season.
CHS struck early, getting scores from Ethan Spark and Uriel Liquidano as it built a semi-cushy lead.
Spark knocked a ball into the top left corner of the net from 30 yards out for his team-leading fourth goal of the season, then the always-dependable Liquidano struck for his first score of 2017.
Using his head to redirect a William Nelson corner kick past the Forks goalie, the senior put the Wolves up 2-0.
The host Spartans chipped away, however, scoring on a corner kick right before the break, then using a goal off of a breakaway to knot things up in the second half.
With the game in its final minutes, Forks struck one last time, converting off of a corner kick right before the clock froze at the two-minute mark, sending the final countdown into the hands of the ref.
The Wolves return to their home pitch Friday for another non-conference game, when they welcome North Mason to town for a 3:30 game.
It will be the third time in five games this season Coupeville has played above its classification against a 2A school.
Leave a Reply