SLIDESHOW: Tyee beats Highline, 3-0, in a game's score not indicative of the evenness of play throughout
By Ed Shepherd
SPORTS CORRESPONDENT
Not to take anything away from Tyee -- the Totems played strong, capable, soccer, every bit deserving of the win.
Highline played solid, too. However, the Pirates missed their opportunities, especially early on, that could have made this a much closer finish than the Totems' 3-0 win at Highline Memorial Friday.
The Totems stay in first place among the 2A Seamount League teams, moving to 3-0-0 while the Pirates drop to 1-2-0.
"We did not have a strong start, they controlled the ball, had some shots on us," said Seyti Sidibay, the Totems head coach. "But then we settled down on defense and worked hard with success after that."
That's just it, too, the Totems did work hard, passed the ball great, more and more, getting into a rhythm as the game wore on, and they won by a 3-0 score. But, the Pirates never stopped trying and never stopped controlling the ball at least half as much as the Totems all game long.
The Pirates dominated the opening 10 minutes of play, four tries at goals. Just one problem with all those tries: No makes.
