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Marshall Falls to Liberty 3-2
9/6/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Sept. 6, 2008
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Marshall men's soccer's rally fell short as Liberty held on for a 3-2 decision Saturday at Sam Hood Field.
The Thundering Herd (0-3) found themselves in a 2-0 hole at the half but managed to tie the Flames (3-0) late into the contest before giving up the go ahead goal in the 69th minute.
"This is good team that we played this afternoon," head coach Bob Gray said. "This team has been to the NCAA tournament and is picked to do so again. I thought we played well again, but we just came up on the losing end."
Just nine minutes into the game, senior Greg Walter (Slippery Rock, Pa.) gave up his first goal on a cross from Chris Phillips to Darren Amoo who slammed the ball in from the middle of the box. The goal was Amoo's four on the year.
Liberty then followed up with a goal just before the half when Cameron Chastain hit the ball toward the Marshall goal and the ball bounced off junior Dustin Dawes (Nashville, Tenn.) head into the net for an own goal scored.
The Herd would begin its rally when freshman Aaron Dini (Winchester, Ky.) netted a pass from junior Nick Daniele (Columbus, Ohio) to cut the lead in half. The goal marked Dini's first collegiate score.
The Flames would have some misfortune as the Herd did, allowing an own goal after senior Osric Flores (Everett, Wash.) attempted to cross the ball when Douglas Nyame kicked the ball past goalkeeper Paul Gilbert.
Just five minutes later though, Liberty would take the lead for good when Juno Nino needled a pass to Justin Willoughby on the left side past Walter.
"Sometimes we can be our own worst enemy," Gray said. "It's disappointing when you can comeback but can't finish it off."
Marshall will return to action Friday Sept. 12 when they travel to Pittsburgh to take on Duquesne in the Duquesne Invitational at 7:30 p.m. That game will be followed by a match against Richmond Saturday at 5:00 p.m.
