Honolulu, HI- The Silverswords fell in a tough match to Academy of Art 2-1 in OT in the second of two matchups with the Urban Knights this week this afternoon at St. Louis Field.
It was a much different scene today as the two conference opponents took the field, as the Swords hung with the Urban Knights throughout. Academy of Art's Andrew Cruz scored in the twenty-eighth minute as the Urban Knights took a 1-0 lead into the break.
A red card in the 69
th minute from sophomore
Michael Marrs (Wailuku, HI/Baldwin High) had the Swords playing down a man for the remainder of the match and put Chaminade in a difficult spot. CUH's offense did not stop attacking and forced a mistake from an Urban Knights defender that turned into an own goal in the 85
th minute to send the game to overtime.
AAU's Grimur Grimsson tallied the game-winner in the 98th minute, securing the win for the Urban Knights.
Freshman goalkeeper
Hayes Sperry (Gulf Breeze, FL/Gulf Breeze) stopped eleven shots in defeat for Chaminade.
The Swords were out-shot 16-7.
With the loss, Chaminade moves to 1-5. Academy of Art moves to 6-6. Chaminade is set to play at home against UH-Hilo on October 7th. Kickoff is set for 10:00 AM HT.
