Friday, June 21, 2013
BECKLEY, W.Va. -- The Southern West Virginia King's Warriors ended almost a month of frustration by coming from behind to defeat the SC United Bantams 3-2 on Friday night at Carter Field at the Paul Cline Memorial Youth Sports Complex. Harry Sherwood, Curt Hays and Billy Forbes scored for the King's Warriors (2-4-0), with Forbes' goal in the 64th minute proving to be the game winner. Ryan Freiburger and Bobby Belair scored for the Bantams.
Southern West Virginia goalie Erik Mozzo earned his second victory of the season with five saves, while SC United goalkeeper Robert Beebe took the loss making eight saves while keeping the Bantams within striking distance late in the contest with stellar play. With the King's Warriors leading by a goal late in the game, the Bantams were forced to push forward to try and equalize. Southern West Virginia had two breakaways and several odd-man rushes in an attempt to put the game away, but were denied by Beebe.
The Bantams (4-4-0) scored first in the 22nd minute as Ryan Freiburger scored into the roof of the net from 20 yards out to give SC United a 1-0 advantage. The King's Warriors struck back with three consecutive goals, the first in the 29th minute as Sherwood nailed in a free kick past Beebe to tie the match at 1-1.
South Western Virginia grabbed its first lead in the 34th minute as Curt Hays tapped in a shot by Beebe in his first game this season for the King's Warriors. Forbes knocked in his third goal of the season in the 64th minute to give the King's Warriors a 3-1 lead. Bobby Belair brought the Bantams to within one goal at 3-2 just a minute after the Forbes goal, but Southern West Virginia held off SC United the rest of the way.
The King's Warriors will meet the Virginia Beach Paranhas in their next home outing on Saturday, June 29 at 7 p.m. at Carter Field at the YMCA Paul Cline Memorial Youth Sports Complex. Tickets for all King's Warriors home games at Carter Field at the YMCA's Paul Cline Memorial Youth Sports Complex in Beckley are available by calling the team's office at (304) 466-9080, or by e-mail at wvkingswarriors@yahoo.com. Tickets will also be available at the gate.