{"id":23051,"date":"2011-04-25T10:42:11","date_gmt":"2011-04-25T14:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sierraexpressmedia.com\/?p=23051"},"modified":"2011-04-25T10:42:11","modified_gmt":"2011-04-25T14:42:11","slug":"late-goal-by-shaka-bangura-seals-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/?p=23051","title":{"rendered":"Late goal by Shaka Bangura seals victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Richmond, VA – After missing the first 3 weeks of the season with a quad injury, Bangura makes his presence felt by scoring a dramatic goal that lifted the Kickers past Charleston.\u00a0 Sent into the game as a substitute in the 87th minutes, Bangura scored roughly 3 minutes into his play to lift the undefeated Kickers to a 2-1 victory over the Charleston Battery in Saturday\u2019s USL PRO soccer match at City Stadium.<\/p>\n

The 25 years-old native of Sierra Leone scored his first goal of the season on his first touch on his first appearance of the season. \u00a0He ran into a lovely pass from David Hertel, turned slightly and pulled a trigger on a 17-yard blast from the right side. The shot eluded Charleston goalkeeper clipped the back post and caromed into the net.<\/p>\n

“I was a little scared at first,” Bangura said. “I thought, ‘I need to make the most of this (opportunity). I might not get another one in the game.\u2019\u201d Then the moment consumed him, he said, and “I just picked my spot and let it go.”<\/p>\n

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Bangura missed most of the first month of the season because of a quad injury suffered in practice. Kickers coach Leigh Cowlishaw arrived at Saturday’s game believing that he could ask Bangura for, at most, 10 minutes.<\/p>\n

“I was thinking about (the injury)” while lining up the shot, Bangura said. “I said, ‘Well, this is it. You’ve got to give it a try.’\u2009”<\/p>\n

Then he laughed.<\/p>\n

“You know what? It didn’t hurt at all.” Bangura\u2019s late goal completed a spirited Richmond comeback, the Kickers improved to 4-0 of the season.<\/p>\n

By Abu Bangura, USA<\/em><\/p>\n

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