BEL AIR, Md. - Harford suffered its first loss of 2021 this Thursday, falling 3-0 to the Essex Knights inside the Harford Sports Complex.
The Fighting Owls sat on the counter-attack for most of the contest, with the Knights dictating tempo and controlling possession for large stretches. Essex finished with 19 shots in the first half, 11 of which forced a save from Harford goalkeeper
Ben Cook. The frosh keepers stellar performance kept the score at 0-0 after 45 minutes.
A controversial red card was issued to
Alexis Garcia two minutes into the second half, as the freshman midfielder collided with an Essex player in which the head official deemed a studs up tackle from the Fighting Owl.This left Harford a man down for the majority of the second half, with Cook holding off the Essex attack with incredible stops until Andy Portillo broke the tie with a blast into the bottom left corner in the 67th minute.
The Knights took advantage of shorthanded Harford late, pushing through two goals in the 81st and 83rd to seal the game.
Harford is now 3-1 (3-1 MD JUCO) this season.
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Harford remains at home to face Brookdale this Saturday at 2 p.m.
