The
Los Angeles Legends Men’s PDL team treated fans to 6 goals in 90 minutes, when they wiped out
Orange County Blue Star 6 -1 at
Azusa
Pacific
University ’s Cougar Stadium, on Wednesday, June 11
th.
The win puts the LA Legends in first place in league, tied at 20 points with Fresno Fuego, but edging ahead with one less loss and a record of (5-1-2) exactly midway through the season.
Amir Shafii began the scoring in the 12th minute, and Blue Star battled back, hoping to equalize. In the 38th minute, a strong driven shot from Matt Hodges found its way through a crowded box and into the net, giving Hodges his first goal of the season. Davis Paul had the assist on both.
Then it was only a matter of time until Paul finished a few goals himself, scoring twice in 5 minutes, in the 54th and 59th minutes of the match, both times unassisted. Paul’s 5 goals in 4 matches rank him in the top-ten for both goals and points in the PDL.
Mid-fielder Tyler Thuresson, and defender Jared Karkas also added goals in the 59th and 62 minutes amidst a shaken-up Blue Star that struggled to reorganize. LA Legends goalkeeper, Brent Douglas played the full ninety and picked up 9 saves.
