Greensburg played against Union County on Saturday, August 18 and fell 6-1 to the Patriots. The Pirates got off to a rough start, allowing a Union County goal within the game’s first 5 minutes.
A few more lackadaisical errors defensively allowed for Union County to take a 4-0 lead into halftime, but not without a few scoring chances for the Pirates. Nicholas Zapfe lead Greensburg with 3 shots on goal while Dylan Hogg, Vincent Pavy and Collin Springmeyer all had 2 each.
The Pirates settled in and were able to get on the attack for much of the second half of action, getting plenty of scoring chances. Vincent Pavy was fouled in the box and awarded a penalty kick for the Pirates, but not without having to be taken off due to injury. Nicholas Zapfe stepped in and buried the penalty kick to bring the score to 5-1 in favor of Union County. The Patriots were able to put one more in before the final whistle to push the score to 6-1.
Courtesy of Pirates Coach Cody DeVolld.