| Show y Indoor Freeze n reeze By Ben Anderson Sports Editor I. I V The Utah U Utah's hs h's professional professional professional indoor soccer team have a abig big reputation of winning big They have won in staggering fash- fash fa fash fashion hion h- h ion but have lost in the same manner manner manner man man- ner as well At this point in the season they sit in the middle of the World Indoor Soccer League standings They have beaten the top ranked San Diego twice despite losing t to td the Dallas S Sidekicks and the St. St Louis V V Steamers The The team team looked ready to dominate action coming into the October 5 meeting against last place Sa Sacramento Knights Sacramento started out the first quarter with a goal by Ato Leone just into play Utah couldn't put the ball into the net until the second quarter when Jeff Betts scored on a pass from Sterling Wescott to tie the game at 1 Sacramento's Chris McDonald received a blue card and had to sit out for two minutes on a holding penalty and Chris Rhodis scored a power play goal assisted by Betts Belts to put Utah up 2 I. Less than 30 V seconds later Sterling Wescott received a pass from Myles Stoddard to put Utah up 3 1 going into halftime After the intermission the third quarter started like the first did when Leone scored his seco second d goal of the night putting the Knights closer to the 3 Utah then responded when Myles Stoddard scored at of the third to give Utah another two goal lead Leone again scored this time ime on a penalty kick to keep the score 4 3 going into the final peri peri- od Utah started the fourth with a goal by Jake Atkin to go up 5 Utah then just burned out as Sacramento scored two goals goalsby by McDonald and Leone to tie the game 5 and send it into sudden death overtime Then after just 36 seconds seconds seconds sec sec- of play into the overtime period Antonio scored to give Sacramento the 6 5 win players after the game were very distraught about the loss x Nock Vorberg just laid on the field after the goal was scored and Atkin stormed out of the locker room not talking to anyone Player-coach Player Jeff Betts said a good team they lost a alot alot alot lot of games by one goal We win winsome winsome winsome some you lose some In the second game play play- er coach Betts must have taken the anger and the frustration of the loss and use it as a motivation for forthe forthe forthe the team to play first place San Diego Betts and James Dunn gave Utah a 2 1 lead in the first quarter In the third go goalie lie i to Nick Vorberg passed to Utah's leading scorer Justin Labrum to put Utah ahead 3 Minutes later Matt Broadhead recorded his first goal of the season on a pass pass' from Beau Brown Brown then placed the ball in the net himself and increased Utah's lead to 5 Both teams then traded goals in the final minutes s of the game including two by Myles Stoddard d and lift Utah to toa toa toa a 7 4 winA |
