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By LOU HATTER
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
The Wakefield-Rappahannock soccer rivalry goes back year, and each game provides another chapter in an exciting volume of soccer contests.
Last Saturday’s match in Huntly was no exception, with the Ow Is prevailing over the visiting Panthers in overtime, 3-2.
The hard-fought, physical game was an even match through the first half, with neither team able to take an advantage, or a successful shot on goal. Goalie Lewis Martin from Wakefield was kept busy with pressure from the Rappahannock offense, but denied the attacking Panthers a score.
In the second half the Owls pressed their offense, taking a wellcoordinated attack downfield. Wakefield scored first, but the score was evened almost immediately by the Panthers.
As Rappahannock’s difficulties with offsides calls continued (a total of 10 for the game), Wakefield used the turnovers to their advantage and scored again, taking the lead 2-1.
But again the Panthers answered almost immediately, evening the match at 2-2. The rest of the second half was a see-saw battle, with several fine shots by both teams but saves by goalie Martin and Rappahannock’s Philip Daczewitz preventing further scoring.
In the overtime period the physical play continued, but the Owls scored with about two minutes left on a disputed offsides play. Observers said that the line judge had raised his flag to indicate an offsides as Wakefield pressed goalie Daczewitz and his fullbacks, but lowered it behind his back when the ball shot into the goal, despite Daczewitz’s diving attempted save.
The goal stood, however, and the Owls held Rappahannock scoreless for the remainder of the overtime period to take the contest, 3-2.
Panther Coach Richard Dietz said he felt that his team outplayed the Owls, and pointed to Martin’s 21 saves on 44 shots on goal as evidence of Rappahannock’s offensive press.
He called the offsides calls probably the deciding factor in the match, repeatedly taking the momentum away from the Panther offense. The
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