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Still In The Hunt

February 20, 2010 - Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL)
Louisville Lightning News Release


LOUISVILLE, KY - February 19, 2010 - Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson was in attendance to watch the Louisville Lightning take down the Cincinnati 1790 Express, who are the Professional Arena Soccer League's top team in the Eastern Division, 8-5.

Mockingbird Valley Soccer Arena packed the house with a record breaking 1547 screaming Lightning fans. The Lightning, who have not won a game against Cincinnati all season, are fighting for the top spot in the Eastern Division in order to make the PASL playoffs.

Offense was a nonfactor in the first two quarters of play. Louisville's goalie Frank Peabody continued to do what he has done all season: using every inch of his body to make crucial saves for his team. In the first two quarters alone, Peabody had total of 12 saves, which was four more than Cincinnati's Zac Van Frank.

Louisville and Cincinnati combined for a total of three first-half goals. Scoring for Louisville in the first quarter was defender Adam Boyer. Cincinnati answered back when midfielder Shawn Rockey scored an unassisted goal. The Lightning would go on to be the only team to score in the second quarter, as midfielder Tony Jouaux ignited Louisville's crowd by scoring a monster goal that gave them the lead 2-1.

The third quarter was all Lightning. Louisville's unselfish offense allowed for four different players to score. David Horne, Lighting general manager and forward, scored a devastating blow to the Express when he scored a goal, assisted by Boyer, that rocketed past Van Frank to give the Lighting a 6-2 lead.

The Lighting did not want a repeat of their first loss to Cincinnati. In their first game of the season, Louisville went into the fourth quarter with a 5-2 lead, but the 1790 Express mounted a desperate comeback, which gave them 6-5 win over Louisville. Peabody and his team were going to make sure that didn't happen. Even with the 1790 Express scoring three goals in the fourth quarter, it still wasn't enough to crack the Lightning's star goalie.

"We knew that it was going to be a 60 minute battle," said Peabody. "They [Cincinnati] always snuck up on us in the end, but we felt liked we owed them one this time." Louisville was only able to eek out two more goals, but that was just enough to ward off a Cincinnati comeback-by taking the 1790 Express 8-5 at home.

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