Kingston, NY — Two unanswered goals from NY Shockers ultimately defeats Stockade FC, 2-1, at Dietz Stadium in front of 884 supports on a hot Saturday night.
In the first half, Oswald Annang gave Stockade FC the lead as he rose above the defenders to head in a sweet cross from Prince Amponsah (Wake Forest) after a quick corner from Petro Klishch (Elon). The goal marked the first for Annang in a Stockade shirt.
Through the first half, Stockade would continue to enjoy most of the possession and chances. Shockers, however, would claw their way into finding the equalizer as Adel Cekic pushed forward from his right wingback spot and purely hit a strike into the side of the net that beat Jaiden Pean (Marist).
Into the second half, Stockade would control the ball more but the play began to open up and Shockers found dangerous moments on the counter attack. In the 76th minute, Shockers sent a long ball for Adetayo Adefioye to isolate and run at the Stockade back line. He forced a huge save from Pean but the rebound was slashed in by Daryl Jeffrey.
Stockade would mount a few more chances in the dying moments including an overhead kick chance from Iyare Harris, but could not find the back of the net.
Stockade FC has two remaining matches to stamp our place in the 4-team playoff. First up, the team travels to nearby Middletown to face off with Cedar Stars on Friday, July 2 at 7PM.
