After two draws and two losses in Monday night Regina Soccer Association Division One play at the halfway mark of the season, the Yorkton United Football club earned its first win on the road at Mosaic Stadium against bottom table Juventus to stay in second place in the RSA standings.
After drawing Juventus in their season opener, the United squad was prepared for spirited defending from Juventus as their opponents did well in the previous game to keep Yorkton from scoring despite not having much possession of the ball. That stingy play from the backline would be on display for most of the game's opening 70 minutes as despite holding the ball for roughly the entire game and pressing forward, Yorkton just could not beat the Juventus keeper.
The best chances early in the game came from Anthony Fetsch, Dillon Ferridge and Garret McCallum as the three all got multiple shots on goal from distance but could not find the back of the net.
Robert Okeny was dragged down in the box and a penalty was not called late on in the game with score still tied before McCallum fed striker Preston Liebrecht with a well timed through ball into space, leading to a United three man breakaway that Liebrecht made no mistake on in slotting home to give Yorkton the one-nil lead.
Juventus would get some set piece opportunities in the final ten minutes, but keeper Jonny Bell would keep his clean sheet with a sprawling save to the far post on his right to deny the Regina side's best chance of the game and secure the three points for the YU.
Yorkton now awaits the rescheduling of four home games after cancellations from their Regina opponents as well as a handful of road fixtures left as they sit in second place.
