Salem kickers fall to Northville, 3-1

Sept. 17, 2010, 8:10 a.m.

  A strong effort in the middle by Salem's soccer team couldn't prevent a 3-1 loss to Northville Thursday night on the Mustangs' home field.

  "I thought a number of players played well, especially our central mid-fielders," said Salem coach Ed McCarthy. "Dan Martin had a great game as did Chris Ensor and Brandon Barfuss.

  "Overall, I thought the game was pretty equal, but Northville was able to capitalize on their chances and we couldn't."

  The loss dropped the Rocks to 4-4-3 overall and 2-2 in the KLAA South Division. The Mustangs improved to 3-0-1 in the division.

  Northville's 1-0 halftime lead disappeared a short time into the second half when Martin found the net off a corner.

  "The goal was a great individual effort on the part of Dan, who got well above the defenders to get to the ball," said McCarthy.

  However, the hosts countered with a pair of goals to earn the victory.

  Erick Beas took the loss in net for Salem, which is idle until Tuesday night.