Early goal dooms Wash in state soccer
DES MOINES – Top-seeded Iowa City West isn’t a team that needs many breaks.
The Trojans have speed, power and skill and in Thursday’s Class 3A state quarterfinal match-up with Cedar Rapids Washington, they got an early break that set the tone for the entire match.
West’s Mueng Sunday broke loose in the penalty area and was taken down just 51 seconds into play. Ben Troester then stepped up and banged the free kick past Washington keeper Gunnar Lenzen. The Trojans added two more first-half goals and went on to a 3-0 victory over the Warriors at the Cownie Soccer Complex.
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