After taking a 2-0 lead in the first 25 minutes,
Vico Pozuelos scored his first goal of the season in the 87th minute to help Lake Forest defeat Ripon 3-2.
The Foresters wasted no time getting started on offense, as
Kristian Kopacz fired a shot in the first five minutes of the game. In the 9th minute of play,
Gustavo Machado found
Nathan Kostovetsky, who found the back of the net to give the Foresters a 1-0 lead. As Lake Forest continued to press on,
Jimmy Cirbo found Machado in the 26th minute, and the Foresters doubled their lead.
Moments after the Foresters took a 2-0 lead, Ripon got a goal back from the penalty spot, scoring from 12 yards out to cut the Lake Forest lead in half. The Red Hawk offense came alive after the goal, forcing
Conor Leuschke to make two quick saves. The home side went into halftime down by one, but with momentum going into the break.
Lake Forest responded well out of the break, firing four shots in the first 12 minutes of the second half. However, Ripon withheld the Forester offense and created a chance of its own, forcing
Kyle Demmon into an important save in the 77th minute. The Red Hawks earned another penalty kick in the 84th minute, as tempers flared between the two sides. The Red Hawks converted to tie the game.
In the final six minutes, Lake Forest pushed numbers forward and
Vico Pozuelos scored late to give the Foresters a 3-2 victory.
Lake Forest closes out the regular season with Senior Day as the Foresters host Knox on Oct. 31. Kickoff from Farwell Field is set for 1 p.m.
