Visuals • Chet Piotrowski

Charleston scored three goals in the final four minutes to break open a tight boys soccer game and defeat visiting Effingham 5-1 on Thursday night at Paul Stranz Field.

The Trojans led 2-1 with four minutes left in the game when Gavril Amartey received the ball at the left corner of the box and dropped it back to Brandon Jones, who lofted a shot over the keeper into the right side of the net for his third goal of the evening.

Brandon Jones scores the second of his three goals Thursday during senior night at Paul Stranz Field.

Two minutes later, Jay Buchter fouled in the box. Marshall Smith, subsequently, fired the penalty kick attempt into the back of the ne, making it 4-1

A minute after that, Buchter took the ball away from an Effingham player, beat the defense and fired a shot into the right corner of the goal for the final goal of the game. 

THURSDAY SCORING

PlayerGoalsAssists
Brandon Jones30
Jay Buchter10
Marshal Smith10
Gavril Amartey02

Effingham had scored the first goal four minutes into the game. After Alex Dow headed the ball away outside of the box, an Effingham player lofted a shot that found the back of the net.

Five minutes later, Amartey passed across the box from the left corner, where Brandon Jones fired a shot with his left foot that found the bottom left corner of the net to the score at 1. 

Jones put CHS ahead 12 minutes into the second half when he took the ball away from an Effingham player at midfield, found open space and dribbled through the defense before beating the keeper on a one-on-one shot into the right side of the net. 

Effingham’s Sam Spicer and Charleston’s Wesley Paul attack the ball during the Trojans’ 5-1 victory over the Hearts Thursday evening.
Charleston’s Wesley Paul and Effingham’s Gabe Koester jockey for position prior to getting possession of the ball during the Trojans’ 5-1 victory over the Hearts Thursday evening.
Effingham’s Curran Boggs and Camilo Aden converge on Charleston’s Landon Bell during the Trojans’ 5-1 victory over the Hearts Thursday evening.
Charleston’s Brandon Jones tries to corral the ball from Effingham’s Memphis Leasher during the Trojans’ 5-1 victory over the Hearts Thursday evening.
Effingham’s Menphis Leasher and Charleston’s Gavril Amartay battle for possession of the ball during the Trojans’ 5-1 victory over the Hearts Thursday evening.
Effingham’s Sam Spicer and Charleston’s Wesley Paul battle for the ball during the Trojans’ 5-1 victory over the Hearts Thursday evening.
Charleston’s Kyle Ross takes a shot on a goal around Effingham’s Camilo Aden during the Trojans’ 5-1 victory over the Hearts Thursday evening.
Charleston goalkeeper Alex Dow makes a save off an Effingham set piece during the Trojans 5-1 victory over the Hearts Thursday evening.

CHS SEASON SCORING

PlayerGoalsAssistsPts
Jay Buchter11325
Brandon Jones10222
Kyle Ross4816
Grant Kattenbraker6214
Wesley Paul5313
Gavril Amartey179
Emilio Pucheta033
Max Weber102
Marshall Smith102

CHS SEASON STATS FOR GOALIES

PlayerSavesSOGGASave %GAA
Alex Dow113157450.73.419
Drew Dow5477230.75.111
Jace Boyce7920.84.000
Kyle Ross1210.516.000

SOG – SHOTS ON GOAL

GA – GOALS ALLOWED

GAA – GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE PER GAME