The visiting Tri-Cities Alliance found a game-winner in stoppage time Saturday night in its first-ever Evergreen Premier League game, winning 3-2 in Spokane.
Evergreen Premier League (EPLWA)
Despite having the better of play in the early going of the contest, Alliance grabbed the early lead 10 minutes in on a long effort from Lenin Guzman. Mike Ramos answered in the 28th minute though when he cut into the box and fired from about 16 yards out.
The Shadow had several great chances to jump in front over the next 10 minutes, including a penalty drawn by Nick Hamer and taken by Ramos that was saved by Antonio Gonzalez, who made a few key stops in the game. Spokane returned to the spot, though, seven minutes later when Garrett Wilson was fouled in the box by the keeper as Hamer had been. This time Tanner Williams converted for the lead.
Spokane continued to control the game until the later stages when Tri-Cities were fighting for an equalizer, which they found in the 80th on a strange, high looping shot from Bryan Vargas that caught Carter Auth wrong-footed, resulting in the ball falling over the line off his hands. Then in the early stages of four minutes of added time another low-driven shot from outside the box by Jason Rodriguez found its way through for the Alliance victory.
Tri-Cities Alliance 3-2 Spokane Shadow
TC: Lenin Guzman 10
SPO: Mike Ramos (Tanner Williams) 28
SPO: Tanner Williams (pen) 45+
TC: Bryan Vargas 80
TC: Jason Rodriguez 90+
Lineups
Spokane - Starters: Carter Auth, Nick Hamer, Karl Muelheims, Mike Ramos, Berrick Rastok, Jesse Retan, Colin Shockman, Nate Tolton, Tanner Williams, Garrett Wilson, Spencer Wolfe... Available Subs: Rene Caro, Aidan Chaparro, Cole Dobson, Dustin Ferger, JD Hauenstein, Brayden Sullivan, Luis Hernandez
Tri-Cities - Starters: Antonio Gonzalez, Alex Sotelo, Bryan Vargas, Jason Rodriguez, Jose Irra, Lenin Guzman, Mario Guizar, Sam Borja, Ozzy Martinez, Vicente Flores, Ezequiel Angeles... Available Subs: Guillermo Silva, Ariel Gonzalez, Juan Martinez, Ramiro DeLaMora, Nito Lucatero, Uriel Arroyo, Israel Garcia
In other action for area teams, Yakima's men's and women's sides both lost in Vancouver and Wenatchee's NCW Alliance kicks off its NWPL season Sunday.
May 5 - Yakima FC 1-2 Vancouver Victory
VAN: Nick Ballenger 36
VAN: Joe Kenny (Brian Gonzalez) 51
YAK: Cesar Rodrigues 88
Northwest Premier League (NWPL)
May 5 - Yakima United 0-5 Washington Timbers
WAS: Hannah Eakins (Izzy Morales) 29
WAS: Hannah Eakins (Kendall Spencer) 47
WAS: Izzy Morales 53
WAS: Izzy Morales (Sarah Teubner) 57
WAS: Julia Sattler 90
May 6 - Capital FC 3-1 NCW Alliance
CAP: Annouscka Kordom 10
CAP: Vicky Cruz Rosales 18
CAP: Kordom 66
NCW: Kate Springer 72
About T4 Round-Up: The recap of 'Tier Four' action covers the sides in eastern and central Washington playing in the National Premier Soccer League, Evergreen Premier League (the fourth tier in US Soccer) and the women's equivalent Northwest Premier League.
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