FINDLAY – For 50 minutes, the Ross boys soccer team gave one of the TRAC’s top teams all it could handle.
The Little Giants scored early in the second half to knot the game two goal apiece.
Then the bottom fell out.
Findlay took control of the match over the final 30 minutes and ended the Little Giants’ bid for an upset, 7-2.
“It kind of went downhill from there,” coach Alex Coressell said. “We played a good 50 minutes, but the last 30 got us.”
Dylan Brady scored to get Ross on the board, with an assist from Issac Minor. Chris Navarro scored early into the second half off an assist from goalkeeper Mikey Contreras.
“They found one thing that worked and we didn’t stop it,” Coressel said. “They had a lead in shots and we couldn’t answer at that point and got a little bit tired.”
Ross’ record falls to 7-4 overall with a 2-3 mark in the conference. Findlay is the first of three-straight conference games the Little Giants are using to see where they stand in the league,
“Findlay, St. Francis, St. John’s are who we think they are,” Coressel said. “We played a good 50 minutes but it’s just that last 30 minutes that got us tonight. If we can put that whole 80 together, like we did in that first 50, we can challenge about anybody in the league.
“I think we were kind of down coming off the loss on Saturday and they responded tonight,” he added. “This was one of the better games we’ve had against really tough competition.”