9:14 PM - Despite valiant efforts by both clubs, neither school was able to put a shot in net. Great goaltending by Avery's Alex Magner and solid defense results in a 0-0 tie. Good action by both teams. Avery moves to 7-3-2 for the season and will be back in action later this week. Thanks for reading!9:00 PM - We've played through the first 10-minute overtime session and the match is still scoreless. Ten more minutes for a team to break through and pick up a conference win!
8:45 PM - At the end of regulation the match is tied at 0-0. We'll have two 10-minute overtime periods to try to determine a winner in this one.
8:40 PM - With 7 minutes left in regulation, Polk had its best scoring chance of the night, with the ball inside the box. The scrappy Viking defense kept battling, and benefited from an errant shot by Polk from up close, keeping the match scoreless.
8:25 PM - Midway through the second half and neither team has broken the ice and scored. Polk has had a couple of chances, as has Avery, but the keepers have had clean sheets thus far. Twenty minutes left in regulation and it's still 0-0.
7:55 PM - It's halftime and the match is scoreless. Avery had a scoring opportunity late in the half, but could not cash in for the first goal of the match. 0-0 at intermission.
7:30 PM - We're about halfway through the first half and there is no score. Polk had a scoring chance in the first 8 minutes or so but the shot was turned away. Avery just had a corner kick opportunity but it was staved off by the Wolverines.
We're LIVE from the press box at MacDonald Stadium on campus at Avery High School for this evening's men's soccer match between the Polk County Wolverines and the #10 ranked Avery Vikings.
The Vikings are coming off a difficult 8-0 loss at Hendersonville this past Wednesday evening and stand at 7-3-1 for the season. We'll have updates throughout our match this evening as the Big Red looks for their 8th win of 2010!
