Medina FC bows in playoff semifinals
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina FC goalie Tyler Ribbeck males a sliding kick save to stop a shot by Ukraine’s Soloman Bonane as Medina’s James Foley moves in to support during Sunday evening’s playoff semifinal at Vets Park.
Avenging a 1-0 regular season loss, No. 4 seed Ukraine upended the top seeded Medina Mustangs FC 2-1 in the semifinal round of the Buffalo District Soccer League 1st Division playoffs Sunday evening at Vets Park.
A quick two goal scoring burst late in the first half proved to be just enough offense to send Ukraine into next Sunday’s playoff final against No. 2 seed Mandem which downed No. 3 Honey Badgers 2-1 in the other semi.
Nate Dillenbeck scored the lone Medina goal in the final five minutes off an assist from Aiden Prince.
Medina finishes the season with a 9-1-1 record while Ukraine advances with a 6-3-3 mark.
Medina’s William Hawken works to get around Ukraine defender Jordan Gibson.
