Perry sidelines Humboldt boys, 4-1
Humboldt's Nolan Gustafson kicks the ball away from a Greene County defender in the second half of the Wildcats 2-1 victory over the Rams in a substate semifinal round game in Humboldt Monday night, May 20. The victory sent Humboldt into a substate final at Perry on May 22 against the No. 7 Blue Jays, where the Wildcats fell 4-1 to end their season. Independent photo.
Humboldt's hopes of qualifying for the state soccer team for the third straight year came up short as the Wildcats fell 4-1 to the Perry Blue Jays, Wednesday night in Perry in Class 2A substate final action. Cristhian Ramirez scored on a penalty kick with 32 minutes left in the second half for the Wildcats' only goal.
Humboldt ends their season at 13-2 overall. They were 11-1 and NCC co-champs this past spring. Perry improved to 11-5 and advance into the state meet next week in Des Moines.
2nd half goals lift Humboldt past Greene County, 2-1
Gaige Allen and Cristhian Ramirez each scored a goal in the second half to lead the Humboldt boys' soccer team to a 2-1 victory over the Greene County Rams Monday night, May 20, in a substate semifinal round contest in Humboldt.
After a scoreless first half, Allen headed the ball into the net after fielding a corner kick from a teammate to give Humboldt a 1-0 lead at 38:32 early in the second half. With 28:18 left on the clock, Ramirez outdueled and spun his way around two Ram defenders and drilled the ball past the goalkeeper to make it 2-0 Humboldt.
Greene County scored with 10:17 left in the game on a short kick in front of the net.
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