The Hobart Soccer team and St. John Fisher played to a scoreless draw at Growney Stadium this afternoon. Junior Thomas Chyzowych, stopped all three shots he faced as he recorded the shutout.
Christian Burkhart played all 90 minutes in goal for the Cardinals (0-1-1). He made six saves as he earned the shutout.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Hobart finished the game with a 13-8 advantage in shots, including a 6-3 edge in shots on goal.
- The Statesmen had seven corner kicks while St. John Fisher had five.
FOR OPENERS
- Hobart is 6-3-1 in its last 10 season openers and is unbeaten in its last six (5-0-1).
- Today’s game was Hobart’s sixth straight clean sheet in a season opener.
MATCH MOMENTS
- Junior Quinn Phillips had the game’s first scoring chance in the third minute. He skipped a low shot along the ground toward the left goalpost. Burkhart moved to his right and smothered the shot.
- Brian Sheehan had a pair of shots turned aside by the St. John Fisher goalie in the middle stages of the opening frame.
- In the 36th minute, senior Connor Koschineg had a dangerous opportunity off a corner kick, but his header attempt was stopped by Burkhart.
- Senior Frederick Madsen had the first half’s best scoring chance. In the 38th minute, he fired a shot towards goal from 25 yards out. It deflected off a Cardinal defender and into the air. Burkhart dove to his left and knocked the ball off the goalline at the last second.
- In the second half, St. John Fisher had the more dangerous scoring chances.
- Fifteen minutes into the frame, Joey Avallone had a chance stopped by Chyzowych.
- Chyzowich came up with a diving stop in the 81st minute. Off a free kick, Ryan Brown bent a shot around the Hobart Wall that was punched aside by Chyzowych.
SERIES HISTORY
- With today’s draw, Hobart is now 29-15-6 against St. John Fisher.
- Today’s meeting was the first between the two teams since 2016.
UP NEXT
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