Oct. 21, 2006

Ferguson’s Goal Lifts Lutes Past Bruins in Overtime

Mike Ferguson - two goals including winner

Henrik Oiseth - scores his first goal

Match Statistics

Mike Ferguson’s second goal of the match came in the first overtime, giving the host Pacific Lutheran Lutes a 3-2 Northwest Conference men’s soccer victory over the George Fox Bruins on Saturday.

Ferguson, a junior forward, took a free kick from about 25 yards out on the right side. He hit the ball with the outside of his right foot, bending it around the defensive wall and into the upper left corner of the goal, giving George Fox goalkeeper Jake Maguire no chance at a save.

With the win, the Lutes improve to 9-5-1 for the season and to 6-3-1 in the conference. The loss drops George Fox to 6-7-2 overall and to 2-7-1 in the conference.

After a scoreless first half, Ferguson put the Lutes on the board first in the 58th minute. Henrik Oiseth started the play with a pass to Erik Gracey, who crossed from the wing to Ferguson, who struck with his left foot from eight yards out.

The Lutes increased their lead to 2-0 on Oiseth’s first goal of the season in the 65th minute. A long throw in by Derek Karamatic went to Gracey, who flicked the ball to Oiseth. The Norwegian midfielder hit a half volley from 20 yards out beat Maguire.

The Bruins got back in the match in the 73rd minute when Garrett Blizzard scored on a header from about four yards out, and they knotted the score at 2-2 on Kyle Story’s goal in the 88th minute. Story took Blizzard's long pass on the left side, touched the ball to his right foot and bent a shot around PLU goalkeeper Andrew Croft.

That set up Ferguson’s match-winning tally in overtime.

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