Thursday night was "A Tale of Two Shutouts" for the St. Louis Park soccer teams with the girls losing to the Cooper Hawks 1-0 and the boys shutting out the Hawks 5-0.
First up was the girls game where one goal turned out to be enough for Kaidin Camp as she scored the game's only goal in the first half to lead the Cooper Hawks to a 1-0 win over the host St. Louis Park Orioles.
The Hawks would find the net in the first half when Clare Snapko snapped the ball in bounds toward Oriole goalkeeper Sophia Romero and it deflected off of Kaidin Camp into the goal that put Cooper ahead 1-0 and that would be the halftime score.
The red one on the St. Louis Park stadium scoreboard would remain stationery in the second half though St. Louis Park had a chance to tie the game. But Alma Beaton's shot against a three player Hawk wall bounced off the crossbar.
Cooper ended a three game losing streak and improved their record to 1-3. They will return to action on Tuesday, September 15 as they head down Highway 212 to Chanhassen to take on the Storm at 7:15 PM. St. Louis Park fell to 0-3-1 and will also be in action on the 15th as they host the Bloomington Jefferson at 7:15 PM.
In the boys game, Dan Lainsbury scored two goals to highlight a four goal first half for the St. Louis Park Orioles as they shut out the Cooper Hawks 5-0.
The Orioles would put the game away in the first half with four goals. Lainsbury would score the first two. His first goal came when he was awarded a penalty kick after a Hawk foul. His shot was saved by Cooper goalkeeper Jayden Hove but Lainsbury got into position on the right side of Hove, found an opening and put the ball in the net. Lainsbury's second goal came off a centering pass from Bennett Kouame with 23:00 left in the half. Kouame would also score the third St. Louis Park goal when he received a sliding pass from Luca Guerin and sent the ball to the goal. Guerin would pick up an assist on the Orioles final first half goal as he made a centering pass to Claudy Zua and he would put St. Louis Park ahead by four at halftime.
To the second half and the Orioles sent the game into running time with one additional goal. Wilson Recinos picked up a yellow card for unsportsmanlike conduct and Guerin was awarded an indirect free kick. Guerin would line the ball down the right side of the net and the ball crossed the goal line.
St. Louis Park improved their record to 3-1. It was their first win this season when they scored more than three goals. They will be in action on Tuesday, September 15 as the host the Bloomington Jefferson Jaguars at 5 PM. Cooper fell to 0-4 and also returns to action on the 15th with a 5 PM game against the Storm in Chanhassen.
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