The Gold Streaks Bloggers will be posting updates throughout the Ohio Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament semifinal match-up between John Carroll and Ohio Northern starting at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 5, 2008. Please check this space continuously over the course of this contest for the latest score, and how the match is shaping up.
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2:02 pm - JCU and Ohio Northern have just kicked off, beginning this OAC match up in the playoffs. So far no big plays, but knowing these two teams, anythig is bound to happen.
2:05 pm - Wow, a throw-in has just resulted in an Ohio Northern goal! The JCU defense broke down a bit, and ONU's Christian Huelsman allows the Polar Bears to take an early 1-0 lead - and JCU is not used to being behind.
2:10 pm - Foul called right outside of the box, with JCU getting to take the penalty kick. Jake Milli takes it, but his kick was far right, and appeared as he was looking for some support on that side of the box but didn't find any.
2:07 pm- The Polar Bears have been doing a great job keeping the ball in JCU territory; if the Blue Streaks want to score, they are going to have to move the ball towards the other end.
2:12 pm - Looks like JCU has taken some of my advice, they have been keeping the ball down near the ONU goalkeeper a lot these past few minutes. The Blue Streaks are getting dangerously close - Jeff Kosek just tried to pass to Scott McKinney in the box, but its deflected and no shot taken.
2:14 pm - ONU's Nate Bascom looked to be on a breakaway headed right toward goalkeeper Matt DeMarchi, but the senior leadership of Mike Pinter kept the ball away from the goal.
2:16 pm - Another close play for the Blue Streaks. Joe Ciacchi headed the ball right past the goal, barely missing the net!
2:18 pm - JCU continues to get closer and closer to scoring. Jeff Kosek just took a shot from the far right side that went off the crossbar. The Blue Streaks need to keep this up - they haven't lost at home yet this season, and do not want to break that streak starting today. Less than 27 minutes remain in the first half.
2:21 pm - Matt DeMarchi just made an unbelievable save, jumping high in the air and punching the ball above the net to prevent the second ONU goal - this is certainly a close one.
2:24 pm - Another close call for JCU, as DeMarchi makes another good save. Chaz McCullah's shot after the throw in was saved by a diving catch on the turf, around the 24th minute.
2:27 pm - The Polar Bears continue to knock on JCU's door. Freshman Cory Dobkins took a shot that went just far right, after a bunch of back and forth passes between JCU and ONU took place inside the goal box. The defense will need to pick up to help JCU out.
2:28 pm - JCU's Corey Rider gets a shot off, the first for JCU in several minutes. Unfortunately for Rider, Aaron Collins was right there to make the save.
2:31 pm - Antonio Biasiotta has a great throw-in right in front of the ONU goal, but no goal again for JCU. Just a few seconds later, ONU brings the ball down the field, and Huelsman takes another great shot on DeMarchi - this time a great block by DeMarchi, and JCU gets the ball back once again.
2:35 pm - Lots of fouls being called so far today. JCU has had a lot of substitutions, with current goal leader Scott McKinney sitting on the bench. Hopefully he will be coming in again soon.
2:38 pm - The intensity of this game continues to rise with ten minutes left. Ryan Ricart just dribbled the ball through a series of ONU defenders, then passed it off to Corey Rider. Rider had a great shot on goal, but a Polar Bear defender came almost out of no where to make the save.
2:39 pm - ONU scores again, with a sleek pass right through the middle of the JCU defense. With nine minutes left, JCU is losing 2 -0.
2:42 pm - JCU's Andrew Furlong, appearing in only his third game of the season, takes a great shot on Collins. Unfortunately for Furlong, Collins makes the catch right in the gut, to make the save.
2:44 pm - Blue Streak goal!!! Freshman Corey Rider, appearing in his first OAC play off game, take a great shot from about 20 yards out to put the ball right into the back of the net. Andrew Furlong had the clean pass up the middle to make the goal possible. With less than four minutes remaining, JCU is behind, 2-1.
2:47 pm - JCU has about two minutes to score before the end of the first half. But at Shula Stadium, nothing is out of the realm of possibilities!
2:48 pm - Antonio Biasiotta fires a 30-yard shot, but Collins is there to make the save. Less than one minute remains in the first half.
2:49 pm - A corner kick, followed by an offsides call on Ohio Northern ends the first half, with JCU trailing the Polar Bears 2-1.
2:55 pm - Halftime in University Heights is almost over, and the Blue Streaks and Polar Bears are getting ready to kick off once again. So far, ONU's Dustin Conner and Adam Ross have scored one goal each, while JCU's lone goal was scored by Corey Rider.
3:02 pm - The Polar Bears waste no time taking shots, including one 15 seconds into the game. DeMarchi makes the save, stopping another potential goal. A mere minute later, DeMarchi has another similar stop, only this time the ball gets away from him for a minute, before he can complete the save.
3:05 pm - I'm willing to bet JCU goalkeeper Matt DeMarchi is going to be pretty tired after this game today. Yet again, DeMarchi makes a diving catch to prevent an ONU goal.
3:08 pm - ONU certainly has a height advantage on the Blue Streaks. Joe Ciacchi was called for a foul that involved some contact with ONU's Dustin Conner. Ciacchi is listed as 5-6; Conner is listed at 6-4.
3:12 pm - Since the opening shot by the Polar Bears, both JCU and ONU do not seem to be playing with the same intensity of the first half. JCU will need to pick it up in order to get their second goal of the game.
3:13 pm - David Hickey, a JCU sophomore who did not play in the first half, dribbled to about the 15 yard line, and took a beautiful shot. Unfortunately for the Blue Streaks, the shot went wide left.
3:18 pm - JCU's Andrew Furlong draws the first yellow card of the game. ONU takes the free kick, and gets it into the JCU goalbox, but the Blue Streak defense gets it out quickly.
3:20 pm - Fouls can make or break games, and the JCU bench feels as though one foul that was not called is a big deal. David Hickey appeared to be tripped up inside the ONU box, missing the pass from a JCU teammate. But the game goes on, and JCU will just have to find more opportunities to score.
3:24 pm - After Pinter turned the ball over for the Blue Streaks, a dangerous moment occurred for JCU with ONU having several opportunities to push their lead to two. But the Blue Streaks can breathe a sigh of relief - the Polar Bear shot went up and over the goal.
3:27 pm - Huelsman takes the corner kick, and places a perfect shot in front of the goal. DeMarchi grabbed the ball, is bumped and loses it, but grabs it quickly so ONU again cannot score.
3:28 pm - Right now JCU does not look too happy, as the Blue Streaks have allowed ONU to score its third goal of the season with 17:57 remaining. Nate Bascom scored the goal.
3:31 pm - ONU is on a scoring streak, again finding the net at the 17:04 mark. Looks like goal leader Christian Huelsman scores this one for the Polar Bears. ONU now leads 4-1.
3:36 pm - With 12 minutes left, ONU's Adam Ross just scored his team's fifth goal of the game, giving JCU a 5-1 deficit to overcome.
3:41 pm - A change in goalkeepers has occurred for Ohio Northern, with Mike Giradot coming in for Aaron Collins.
3:44 pm - Lots of subsititutions happening for both teams, as JCU has taken out starting goalkeeper, Matt DeMarchi. About 5:50 remains in this game.
3:49 pm - Head coach Hector Marinaro has four of his five seniors in, as they will be playing their final two minutes of collegiate action. Louis Kastelic, Mike Pinter, Steve Smola and Antonio Biasiotta are all in. Senior Scott McKinney, JCU's leading scorer, has been out since the beginning of the first half.
3:51 pm - Despite a close game for the first 70 minutes, Ohio Northern University pulls away from John Carroll, winning 5-1. This will be the last game for JCU in 2008.
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