The Glenbard East and Willowbrook boys soccer teams squared off in the rain in an Oct. 1 contest in Lombard. Playing in a steady downpour, the two teams battled to a 3-3 tie.
The Rams took an early 1-0 lead when sophomore Michael Szala scored a goal less than three minutes into the match. Willowbrook evened the score about four minutes later, when senior Ian Mueller netted a goal with a little more than 33 minutes remaining in the first half.
Glenbard East senior Charlie Gidcumb scored a goal with about 18 minutes to play in the first half to give the Rams a 2-1 lead. Senior Ryan Kummer provided an assist on the goal.
Mueller scored his second goal of the match to tie the score at 2-2 with less than two minutes remaining in the first half. The Warriors took a 3-2 lead when senior Brayden Dotson scored a goal with 26:41 left in the match. Gidcumb provided his second goal later in the second half to deadlock the score at 3-3. Senior Johan Olivero assisted Gidcumb’s second goal, which came with 15:48 left in the match.
Glenbard East senior goalkeeper Viktor Navarro made eight saves in the battle against the Warriors.
Willowbrook’s season record stood at 4-10-2 after its tie against the Rams.
Two days before facing Willowbrook, Glenbard East defeated Riverside Brookfield 5-0 in an Upstate Eight Conference East Division match in Lombard. The Rams led the Bulldogs 3-0 at halftime of the Sept. 29 meeting.
Junior Izaac Guzman, Gidcumb, sophomore Brandon Garcia, senior Yani Guzman, and Kummer scored one goal each in the victory over Riverside Brookfield. Gidcumb also provided an assist.
The Rams dropped to 7-4-3 overall and 2-1-1 in division play following Saturday’s 4-2 loss at Ridgewood. Glenbard East and the Rebels were tied at 1-1 at halftime.
The Rams’ schedule this week includes division matches against Elmwood Park and West Chicago. Willowbrook’s schedule this week includes West Suburban Gold Conference matches against Leyden and Addison Trail, along with a non-conference contest against Lake Park.
