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Late Comeback Not Enough, Lightning Lose 10-7

December 17, 2010 - Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL)
Louisville Lightning News Release


The San Diego Sockers held off a late flurry of goals from the Louisville Lightning to move to 6-0 on the season, defeating the Lightning 10-7 Friday night. Kraig Chiles and Nick Perera each scored a hat trick for the Sockers en route to the victory.

After dismantling the Evansville Crush 25-3 last weekend, the Louisville Lightning were back in action Friday, albeit against a much tougher opponent. The reigning Professional Arena Soccer League and US Open Cup champions were at Mockingbird for a rematch of last season's US Open Cup title game.

Louisville jumped out to a 1-0 lead less than two minutes in when Jerry Chavez set up Mariano Gonzalez, but San Diego would rattle off seven unanswered goals to take a commanding lead by the beginning of the second half. San Diego utilized its style of physical play and a tremendous size advantage to build a cushion, but Louisville would fight back. The Lightning would cut the lead to 7-2 with just over three minutes left in the third period, but San Diego would add three more goals to make it a 10-2 game.

The final ten minutes of the game would see Louisville score five unanswered goals from five different players. With a rejuvenated team and a more aggressive approach, the Lightning cut the lead to just three in the closing minutes, but the final whistle blew ending the home side's hopes.

Louisville finished with 30 shots on goal, compared to 27 for San Diego. Sockers' goalkeeper Riley Swift had 19 saves, while Lightning keeper Frank Peabody saved 16 attempts. Seven different players scored for the Lightning, with John Michael Hayden, Jerry Chavez, and Kolby Lacrone each finishing with two points on the night. The Lightning return to action on New Year's Day, when they travel to Cincinnati to face the Kings in PASL league play.



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