9-30-08: STERLING @ OK CHRISTIAN

Sterling has posted its review of the 9-30-08 game at Oklahoma Christian here.

Sterling Stunned in Oklahoma City

10/01/2008 - The Sterling men's soccer team took their 6-1 record on the road to Oklahoma Christian University Tuesday night and were dealt a stunning defeat, losing to the Eagles 6-1. What started out as a great match quickly turned into a nightmare for the Warriors. In the 21st minute the Eagles struck first when Matt Lambert hammered a shot into the back of the net.

Sterling responded two minutes later when Godfrey Miheso placed an easy header
into the OCU goal off of a rebound in the box, tieing the game at one goal apiece. The final 20 minutes of the first half were all Christian--Cristian Fernandes that is. Eagle forward Christian Fernandes went on a torrid scoring binge that began in the 27th minute, scoring four times in 13 minutes, to give the Eagles a 5-1 half-time lead.

After regrouping, the Warriors were able to create some good opportunities in the second half, but were unable to mount any sort of comeback. Unfortunatley, Fernandes wasn't quite finished, offering up another goal for the Warriors to chew on, resulting in a 6-1 final.

"I was absolutely astonished," Warrior coach Dave Underwood said of the result. "I'm not sure I have ever seen such an incredible individual performance as I saw from Fernandes. Everything he did was pretty much perfect. He was definitely
in the zone."

The Warriors will have to quickly put Tuesday night behind them as they open up conference play on Saturday at home with a very talented Kansas Wesleyan team.
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