Fans expecting a close game between district rivals Edmonds-Woodway and Meadowdale weren’t disappointed when the two teams clashed last week.
The Warriors pulled out a 1-0 victory when junior Workeneh Hehn scored early in overtime in the Western Conference South Division game April 13 at the Lynnwood Turf Field.
“It was just a mistake by them,” Edmonds-Woodway coach Tony Gilman said. “It was a pretty evenly contested match across the board. … We got a break at the beginning of overtime.”
The Warriors had 11 shots on goal, while the Mavericks had nine. The two teams tied 2-2 earlier in the season.
Edmonds-Woodway overcame the loss of leading scorer Max Doolittle, who was sick. The Warriors last defeat was 1-0 to Kamiak on March 27.
“We’ve managed to find a way to win even though we haven’t been playing exactly the way we need to play the whole game,” Gilman said. “The effort is there. There’s no doubt about that. They’re putting 110 percent out in the game. We just need to mentally take advantage of what’s being given to us.”
Gilman noted that for most of the season the players are still playing the ball into the Warriors’ two leading scorers — Doolittle and senior Kooroush Mansourzadeh.
But Gilman has seen some progress in terms of other players getting involved in the offense. Mansourzadeh and Jeremy Wentzel scored goals in Edmonds-Woodway’s 2-0 victory over Mariner on April 11.
“Other people have stepped up,” Gilman said. “We’ve been finding, of late, that other people are contributing.”
Mansourzadeh credits the defense for the Warriors’ success.
“Our back line has been shutting people down,” he said. “We’ve been limiting shots, limiting goals. It’s more the defense. Our offense has still been producing. Our defense has stepped up more.”
The Warriors, like many teams, are dealing with injuries. The status of two starting midfielder is uncertain, Gilman said.
“It’ll be up to the other kids,” Gilman said.
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