Last Saturday Branson opened up their Soccer season at Monett. After jumping out to a 3-0 lead, the Pirates saw Monett score the last five goals of the game and send them home with their first loss of the season.
Last Night, Coach Dave Brenner’s club made sure that didn’t happen again. The Pirates had Bolivar on the defensive most of the night. The aggressive, attacking style of the Pirates had the Liberators scrambling to keep them off the board.
The Liberators were able to withstand a number of Branson scoring opportunities early in the match. Then, Dwight Hyde was able to find the net from the back of the net from left side of the penalty are at the 17:44 mark left in the first half.
Just over nine minutes later, he would add his second goal of the night from a similar position. That would send the Pirates to the intermission with a 2-0 lead.
Cristofer Abarca would get his name in the scoring column with 28:21 left in the match,upping the Branson lead to 3-0. It would not stay that way long. Just :22 seconds later, Hyde would complete the hat trick for the night, beating the Bolivar goal keeper for the third time, and the rout was on.
Branson was not done, and neither was Hyde. With 7:44 remaining in the match Dwight would strike one last time.
Kyle Sutton broke out ahead of the pack and was pulled down from behind in the penalty area with 2:59 left. That resulting in a penalty kick and goal as the junior was able to beat goalkeeper Raif Fullerton for the score.
Goal Keepers Garrett Smith and Isai Lopez would combine for a shutout. Brady Brashers, Alex Brenner, and Garrett Wicker handled the defender duties, the majority of the night, and deserve a good deal of credit for the clean sheet as well.
Overall a very nice performance on a hot night at Pirate Stadium. The 6-0 victory moves Branson to 1-1 on the season. They travel to Springfield to take on Greenwood on Thursday.
