While the Indians once again gave it their all, Manchester proved to be too much to handle for Mississinewa in a 9-1 loss. In their last two games, the Indians have given up 18 goals.
Even so, Forshey believed that his team’s play against Manchester was the best he had seen his team play so far this season.
“Taking away our one win, this is the best number of minutes we have played soccer this season,” Forshey said. “Though we didn’t get the win, we played tough until we fell apart in the last 20 minutes.”
Layman continued his strong play, standing tall against a relentless Manchester attack.
“Layman’s save count today was 28 – that’s never what you want your goalie to have – but he kept us is in it [as much as he] could.”
Despite the losses, the Indians’ young guns continue to produce. Yoder, who has been one of the team’s best players so far this season, set up Steelman on a free kick to give the Indians their only goal of the contest.
“It was one of the most beautiful goals I have seen in quite a while,” Forshey said. “Steelman [put it in] the back corner of the net and buried it.”
Through all the trials and tribulations of this season so far, the Indians continue to grow with one another, and with an easier part of their schedule coming up, Forshey believes that his team has a chance to turn things around.
“As we come up to this stretch of four games – all of which are winnable – it makes the team excited because they are getting better [with each game]”.