Trojans fall to Crusaders in OT

The New Prague Trojan boys soccer team took Mayer Lutheran to overtime before losing to the Crusaders Thursday, Sept. 8, 4-2. On Saturday, the Trojans hosted Section 1AA foe Rochester Mayo and lost to the Spartans 6-0.

A match against Mankato West scheduled for September 6 was postponed due to weather.

New Prague (0-6, 0-1 WCC) played at Rockford on Tuesday, Sept. 13. They return to action Thursday, Sept. 15, hosting Delano at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20, they play at Hutchinson at 7 p.m., and on Thursday, Sept. 22, New Prague hosts Orono at 5 p.m.

Crusaders 4, Trojans 2 The Trojans played well in their non-conference match against Mayer Lutheran/Watertown- Mayer, taking control early and getting some good scoring chances. However, the Trojans allowed a goal 15 minutes into the contest and trailed 1-0 at halftime.

"They played a kick and run style with a high off-sides defensive trap that was effective against us. We talked at half time about getting back to our style of play," Coach Jon Hopke said.

That talk proved effective as the Trojans scored on a goal by Zach Erickson just 90 seconds into the second half. Cole Uplegger broke away for a goal a short time later to put the Trojans up 2-1.

Mayer Lutheran tied the score midway through the second half to force overtime. They scored twice in the 10- minute overtime session to take a 4-2 win over the Trojans.

Spartans 6, Trojans 0 The Trojans hosted defending Section 1AA champion Rochester Mayo, and were no match for the visitors. "It didn’t help that we had a number of players miss the game due to injury or illness," Hopke said. Goalkeeper Noah Kottke was pummeled with shots and made 23 saves on the day, some of which were spectacular, according to Hopke.

"Kottke has done a wonderful job this season keeping his team in the game," the coach said.

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