Spartans hang on to defeat Oak Harbor | Soccer

Stanwood goalkeeper Riley Martin withstood a heavy assault by the Oak Harbor High School soccer team over the final minutes to help the Spartans escape Wildcat Memorial Stadium with a 2-1 win Tuesday, April 28.

By Jim Waller • April 30, 2015 1:36 pm
Oak Harbor's Eduardo Andrade looks to pass in Tuesday's match.
Oak Harbor's Eduardo Andrade looks to pass in Tuesday's match.

Stanwood goalkeeper Riley Martin withstood a heavy assault by the Oak Harbor High School soccer team over the final minutes to help the Spartans escape Wildcat Memorial Stadium with a 2-1 win Tuesday, April 28.

Down by a point late in the match, Oak Harbor coach Brian Thompson said “we changed our system” in the last eight minutes to try to get the equalizer.

“This gave us many shots on goal, but we couldn’t put one more in the net,” Thompson said.

J.J. Mitchell, off an assist from Jordan Shelley, scored the Wildcats’ goal.

One of Stanwood’s (2-8, 3-10-1) goals was an own goal off an Oak Harbor player.

Oak Harbor (1-7-1, 1-11-1) plays Meadowdale (6-1-2, 8-1-4) at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 1, at Edmonds Stadium.

(Alex Waner thumps a goal kick for Oak Harbor Tuesday. Photo by John Fisken.)