2015 Great Lakes Region

[Mr.Right]

WOW..What happened?

[Ommadawn]

PK attempt by Kenyon with 2 seconds left!

[Ommadawn]

PK converted by Barnes!  3-2 Kenyon

[Ommadawn]

3-2 final.  Amazing last minute of the match.  Do TennesseeJed and NCAC NE need resuscitation?

[Mr.Right]

was it a legit PK given with 2 seconds left?  I know Kenyon had one earlier. Sounds like a great game

[Ommadawn]

It was legit and the defender was red carded. 

[PaulNewman]

Thrilled but sick to my stomach.  Horrible mismanagement of last 2 minutes.  Cannot lose a 2 goal lead with under 90 secs to play!  Never put Amolo back in to have someone to really hold the ball for last 20+ minutes of the game.  Incomprehensible.  How are you taking the ball to the corner and not have numbers back in last 90 secs?  Barnes was free on that play under 5 secs and OWU kid got a red card so must have looked legit.  OMG.  Cannot take this.

[Mr.Right]

Wait OWU scored 2 goals in the last 2 minutes to tie it?

Wow...and then the PK with 2 secnds left?

Sounds like it was one of the more entertaining matches of the year.

[PaulNewman]

Wait OWU scored 2 goals in the last 2 minutes to tie it?

Wow...and then the PK with 2 secnds left?

Sounds like it was one of the more entertaining matches of the year.

In last 90 secs....and looked like OWU magic on Kenyon again....OWU really had never threatened the whole game despite having some periods of possession....and somehow OWU lets Barnes free in the box under 5 secs.  No way Kenyon recovers from that and wins in OT.... PKs at best....UNREAL.

[TennesseeJed]

Wait OWU scored 2 goals in the last 2 minutes to tie it?

Wow...and then the PK with 2 secnds left?

Sounds like it was one of the more entertaining matches of the year.

The last 2-3 minutes were definitely some of the most entertaining minutes of the year!  No desire to repeat them--ever...

[PaulNewman]

Just walked my dog and trying to explain to her what happened.  Don't think I've ever seen anything like that, at least something I cared about.  And, no joking, in full disclosure, I have a defibrillator in my chest.  Not good. 

Kenyon played an excellent game for 88+ minutes, and given the stage, was comfortably completing a workmanlike and very solid win.  I can't recall a really dangerous chance that OWU had before the last 2 minutes.  Two chances and two clinical finishes, especially the first one by Lonnie Barnes.  From comfortable win to pure doom in 90 secs and then saved at the bell.

And they'll probably play again next weekend.

Amolo comes through again....a beautiful strike to give Kenyon the initial 1-0 lead just as he did against Oberlin.  And just like in the Oberlin game, does not return for last 20+ minutes of 2nd half.

[dontshootthegoose]

Anyway we could get a video link to rewatch that game!?!?  I tried but it requires a password 😢

[PaulNewman]

Anyway we could get a video link to rewatch that game!?!?  I tried but it requires a password 😢

You should see Amolo's goal but then only need the last 2 minutes.

Box score says OWU scored first goal with only 59 secs remaining.  Scored 2nd goal with 30 secs left.  Kenyon draws PK with 2.3 secs left.  Still don't comprehend what was happening.  Kenyon seemed to be doing the right thing and had possession seemingly before both goals taking the ball into the OWU corner and somehow still got caught twice with OWU getting wide open clean looks when they had not gotten that the whole game.

[PaulNewman]

Rose-Hulman survives in PKs at Hanover for the AQ.

[Ryan Harmanis]

Quick thoughts from seeing the game live.  That was wild.

-Thought OWU controlled the majority of the first half without creating great chances.  They were winning field position and getting the ball deep, but failed to put many real good chances on target.

-Kenyon's first PK came off a defensive mistake, let the ball bounce and player ran in.  I thought it looked legit but had an awful angle (opposite corner of field) and that if it was a foul, a yellow was the right call as there were 2-3 defenders back.

-Kenyon came out gangbusters in the second half.  Really nice goal by Amolo, then Kenyon caught OWU napping with two open guys on the back post for the second two minutes later.

-Kenyon proceeded to do a nice job of killing off the game.  Smart fouls, solid defense, possession when necessary, annoying (as an opposition fan) but intelligent time-wasting.  Looked like the second half of the first matchup, with Kenyon exerting their will on the game.

-OWU had one really great chance to cut it in half with about 18 to go, two shots and a sitter from the 6 yard box, but Kenyon GK made a save and another Kenyon player blocked the shot off the line.  The rebound literally fell into Clougher's lap as he turned around to face his own goal.  That looked to be it, but...

-OWU scores with 1 minute left off a really nice goal, worked the ball up and outside, cutback and a great finish.  Then OWU equalizes with 30 seconds left after a knockdown falls to a CM who blasts a left-footed volley.  Game looks like it's headed to overtime, but...

-OWU's GK gets the ball, they try to play on the floor out of the back, ball deflected and falls into a Kenyon forward who races into the box and draws a penalty kick with 2.3 seconds left.  Ballgame.  Poor game management by OWU, frankly, as at that point you have all the momentum in the world and you just go to OT.  Even if they wanted to try and win it there were only 15 seconds left so you launch the ball down the field and see what happens.  But you live and learn, and I think OWU is definitely safe for Pool Cbarring some weird stuff happening.

-As for the second PK, I confirmed that the red card was not for the foul, but rather was given to another player for dissent following the call.  The story from OWU - unconfirmed if and until I see the video - is that there was no contact on the PK.  Regardless, you don't put yourself in that position.  And if the red was for dissent, I'm not too surprised because I've had that particular referee several times and he's extremely emotional - doesn't react well to players challenging him.

-Congrats to Kenyon, I'd assume they will host and they have a decent shot at a bye, with the only considerations geography and perhaps that low SOS giving it to someone else.  This game only confirmed that it will be very, very difficult to come from behind against them.  I wonder if that's why Amolo doesn't play as much in the second half - maybe they want a more defensive player in that position?  Regardless, I think this Kenyon team offers more going forward than last year and as I've maintained all year when Amolo is producing they're very, very good.

-I think OWU is very safe, but they need to be more clinical, especially in periods of possession like they had the first 20-30 minutes.  They did the same thing against DePauw and only scored once when it should have been three or four.  Hopefully they get another shot at things.