Matthew Kelley (right) scored twice Saturday while playing for his BU13 Whidbey Islanders soccer squad. (Pat Kelley photo)
The goals keep coming. The wins not so much.
Roughed up by a very physical Tracyton team, the Whidbey Islanders BU13 soccer squad fell 5-2 Saturday in a battle for second place in their league.
The loss dropped the Islanders to 7-2-2 with one game left Dec. 6 in Oak Harbor.
Whidbey played their foes even through the first half, forging a 0-0 tie in a game that saw its top two scorers, Coupeville’s Matthew Kelley and Aram Leyva, dropped to the pitch seven times.
Tracyton came out of the break on fire, netting two quick goals, but the Islanders refused to yield.
Kelley popped in a goal from 20 yards out with two defenders on his heels, then the Wolf connection hooked up for a game-tying goal.
Coupeville’s Michael Laska sent a cross to Leyva, who settled it, then knocked it onto Kelley’s foot.
With the Tracyton goalie on his knees, Kelley took advantage and lined it over his head into the back of the net.
The tie was short-lived however, as Tracyton knocked the Islanders off the ball the rest of the way and threw down three game-busting scores.
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