Amazing Grace
Weeks before Halloween, the only appropriate way to describe the Oak Hill-Wiscasset match-up was a Jekyll and Hyde game.
The Wiscasset Wolverines girls varsity soccer team hosted the Oak Hill Raiders Thursday, Oct. 2 and played to a 2-2 tie.
The first half saw Wiscasset dominate the Raiders, although neither team scored. Wiscasset goalkeeper Kayla Gordon blocked everything that bounced her way, and sophomore Gabby Chapman and senior Miranda McIntire kept the pressure on Oak Hill and kept the ball deep into Raider territory for most of the first half.
Wiscasset had several chances to score on Oak Hill goalie Anna Dodge, but weren't able to capitalize in the first half. Despite being an offensive-oriented half, neither team was able to score.
That was not the case the second time around. Both teams flashed serious defense and scored twice, leading to two overtimes and a final score of 2-2.
The tie moves Wiscasset to 3-6-1 and gives Oak Hill a record of 2-7-1.
It was Oak Hill that finally broke up the scoreless tie with 19 minutes and 29 seconds remaining in the game. The Raiders were able to push deep into Wiscasset territory and Toni Pushard-Hart lofted a shot above everyone except the goal post to give Oak Hill a 1-0 advantage.
Then things got weird.
At the 10 minute remaining mark, Wiscasset had too many players on the field and received a yellow card. One minute later freshman Grace Webber, who had been denied several opportunities in the first half of the game, managed to chip a shot in over Dodge's head and tie the game at 1-1.
A minute later Wiscasset was whistled for a handball, just outside the box. Oak Hill's Jamie Prue took the direct kick and sent a rocket towards the goal. The ball then bounced up, bounced down, and barely bounced in, but it counted and Oak Hill led with eight minutes left in the game.
With just two minutes left in regulation and needing a goal, Wiscasset attacked the Oak Hill defense and a Raider accidentally touched the ball with the box, setting up a penalty kick.
McIntire sent the ball spinning into an empty area of net and tied the game at 2.
Neither team was able to score in both five minute overtime periods, and the game finished after 90 minutes of play with the score knotted 2-2.
Gordon had 11 saves on 13 shots for Wiscasset, while Dodge collected 13 saves on 15 shots.
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