(May 2, 2021) Poteau, Oklahoma – Looking to get back on track, the Bucks travelled to Poteau High School to take on the Mountaineers of Eastern Oklahoma State College. In the previous meeting at home, the Bucks won the match 4-0 earlier in the season.
It did not take the Bucks but a little over a minute to find the back of the net. Blake Elliott (Durban, South Africa) found Paolo Mignacco (Genoa, Italy) at the 1:14 mark in the first half. Paolo's goal made it 1-0 in favor of the Bucks.
Controlling much of the first half, the Bucks added another goal in the 31st minute. Daniel Perez (Wickes, AR) found Trev Lewis (Kitchener, Ontario), and Trev snuck it by the Eastern keeper to make it 2-0. For the remaining 15 minutes, both teams possessed the ball, and the Mountaineers took advantage of a Bucks mistake in the final minute of the half. Eastern cut the Bucks lead to 2-1 at the half.
In the 2nd half, the Bucks looked to continue to possess and control the match. Dawson Sawyer (Brechin, Scotland) found Maurice Theart (Parklands, South Africa) Maurice's initial shot was blocked by the keeper, but he got his own rebound and found the back of the net to make it 3-1 in favor of the Bucks in the 49th minute.
The match went back and forth for much of the half. In the 78th minute, Maurice Theart had a shot blocked, but the ball landed at the feet of Kason Shrum. Kason put the ball in the upper 90 over the keeper to extend the Bucks lead to 4-1.
The Bucks would control the rest of the match and win 4-1.
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