The Woodford County High School boys’ soccer team suffered a 4-2 loss to Bardstown High School Tuesday, Sept. 8 at Community Stadium. The loss was just the Jackets second of the season.Â
Bardstown struck first, converting a free kick after the ball slipped through a crowd in front of the net and past the keeper.
Woodford nearly found the equalizer when Hudson Deaton fired a shot that struck the crossbar. The Yellow Jackets appeared to have the tying goal shortly afterward when Chili Seitz found the net, but the goal was waved off on an offside call.
As Woodford struggled to generate quality looks at goal, Bardstown struck again, extending its lead to 2-0.
Woodford answered when Andry Bo Cac spotted the Bardstown keeper off his line and floated a high shot over his head and into the net to cut the deficit to 2-1.
The Yellow Jackets nearly pulled even on an indirect free kick from Angel Aguilar, but the Bardstown keeper turned away the shot to preserve the Tigers’ 2-1 advantage heading into halftime.
Bardstown reclaimed its two-goal cushion early in the second half, finding the net to push the lead to 3-1.
Woodford again battled back. Aguilar brought the Yellow Jackets within a goal, beating a diving Bardstown keeper with a left-footed shot to make it 3-2.
But just as Woodford had worked its way back into the game, Bardstown answered with another goal to pull away for a 4-2 victory.
“Every time we would gain the momentum, we shot ourselves in the foot,” Woodford assistant coach Maclain Evans said. “It’s a disappointing result. We clawed back into the game twice, only to give it back instantly. Personal mistakes, team mistakes. We have to own up to it tonight.”
Evans said the Yellow Jackets will get back to work immediately to correct the problems that surfaced against the Tigers.
“We’ll train hard tomorrow,” Evans said. “We’re really focusing on the issues that hurt us; playing out from the back, communication from the defensive line, wingers being where they need to be, getting the balls into the box.”