No. 8 Roadrunners Edge NTCC
AC Moves to 2-0 on the Season
by GARY STALLARD
AC Athletics
(Photos by Maria Andrade and Clara Sonet)
Having a national ranking attached to one’s name is the same as carrying a target on one’s back. Every opponent wants to be the one to post an upset.
Friday’s match between the No. 8 Roadrunners and the visiting Eagles of Northeast Texas Community College proved the theory, with the teams waging an intense battle – in a sometimes driving rain – before a very late goal decided the match in AC’s favor.
Abdallah Traore scored off a set piece, taking a corner kick from Luis Perez and heading it into the net in the 80th minute for the match’s only score in the ‘Runners’ 1-0 win.
With the first half featuring chances for both sides only to end in a scoreless draw, the Roadrunners cranked up the offensive pressure in the second half, spending a full 20 minutes on the Eagles’ end of the pitch before Traore finally broke through with his goal.
The ‘Runners on Tuesday will travel to Paris College for a match scheduled for a 4 p.m. kickoff.
AC’s men return home on Friday to face LSU-Eunice, with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. That match will be live streamed here: https://tsbnsports.com/scoreboard/lsu-eunice-vs-angelina-soccer-men/