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MILWAUKEE – The Marshfield boys soccer team got off to a quick start but Oregon bounced back with three straight scores before halftime and went on to a 4-1 win over the Tigers in a Division 2 semifinal at the 2013 WIAA State Boys Soccer Tournament at Uihlein Soccer Park on Friday afternoon.
Matt McCann scored for the Tigers just 1:52 into the game off a corner kick by Austin Gilbert, putting Marshfield up 1-0. It was McCann’s team-high 23rd goal of the season.
However, just 3:18 later, Zack Hanson netted his first goal of the season for Oregon to tie the game and the Panthers added two more scores before halftime.
Mitch Morhoff scored at the 23:06 mark and Shaw Storey added another goal at the 29:27 mark to put Oregon up 3-1 at the half.
Oregon dominated the ball for most of the game, as two of Marshfield’s four shots on goal came in the first 2 minutes.
Chris Pahl just missed on a score late in the first half when his header, off another corner kick from Gilbert, sailed just over the crossbar at with 2:12 to go before halftime.
Oregon added its fourth goal 17:11 into the second half when Sam Mosiman scored to make it 4-1.
Matt Brown had seven saves in goal for the Tigers.
Marshfield ends its season with a school-record 19 wins and a 19-5-3 mark overall.
Oregon (16-3-2) moves on to the WIAA Division 2 state championship game at 3 p.m. Saturday against Cedarburg (15-4-2). Cedarburg beat Whitefish Bay 2-1 in the first semifinal on Friday.
The championship game will be streamed live online at foxsportswisconsin.com and will be televised on tape-delay at 5 p.m. on Fox Sports Wisconsin.
Panthers 4, Tigers 1
Marshfield 1 0 – 1
Oregon 3 1 – 4
First half: 1. M, Matt McCann (Austin Gilbert corner kick), 1:52; 2. O, Zach Hanson, 5:10; 3. O, Mitch Morhoff, 23:06; 4. O, Shaw Storey (A.J. Breitbach), 29:27.
Second half: 5. O, Sam Mosifan, 57:11.
Saves: M, Matt Brown 7; O, Jere Bauer III 4.
Shots: Marshfield 9; Oregon 21.
Records: Marshfield 19-5-3; Oregon 16-3-2.