Delaware Rising downs Susserfuss to remain on top of the table in NOSL
Capital's Kasey Duke heavily influences the outcome as Central Ohio side remains unbeaten.
Delaware Rising continued its winning ways, grabbing a 3-1 victory against Susserfuss-Ballverein as the Northern Ohio Soccer League (NOSL) season rolls on. The game was played in difficult conditions as both sides dealt with winds, rain, and mud.
The field the game was contested on was a lovely turf surface but rains in and around Central Ohio made the surface outside of the playing area muddy and downright unpleasant for players who had to fetch missed shots or deflected balls.
Thankfully, spectators assisted the players so they didn’t have to clean off dirt and clay from their cleats that would accumulate from the adventure off the playing surface.
Rising found the scoresheet in the opening minute as Susserfuss experienced difficulty with buildup out of the back. A bad pass back to the Harlequins goalkeeper after pressure from Rising forward Natalie Dye (Detroit Mercy) somehow found its way into the net for the game’s opening goal just seconds in. The tally was officially recognized as an own goal from the visitors to give Rising a 1-0 lead.
Susserfuss didn’t take kindly to the error and looked to hit back, maintaining pressure with a solid attack that challenged goalkeeper Sally Patton (Loyola-Chicago) and her backline. The Columbus, Ohio native made a number of key saves and turned away several attacks from set piece opportunities. She and her backline remained strong but the visitors would find the back of the net in the 21st minute to level the match at 1-1.
The deadlock didn’t last long as newly returning forward Rileigh Glassburn (Ohio Northern) broke the deadlock as she found a ball off the boot of Kasey Duke (Capital) and put it into the net.
Hear from Glassburn and Patton in a post-game interview below.
Patton influenced the game once more in the second half making an incredible goal-line save to keep her team in front.
Kasey Duke scored the insurance goal deep into the second half to deliver Rising the 3-1 victory and maintaining Delaware’s cushion atop of the NOSL standings.
Up next
Rising returns to action at Buckeye Valley High School on Sunday, May 31st with kickoff scheduled for 1 PM.