Justen Thelen and Cole Landwehr each scored a pair of goals and first-year goalkeeper Chris Stivers turned in another strong performance as the Tigers downed Rochester John Marshall 4-1, Saturday afternoon, Aug. 28, in Rochester.
The win was the second straight for Farmington who blanked Faribault 6-0, another Section 1AA rival, in Thursday' season opener.
"It was a hot day in Rochester," Tiger coach Julian Buss said, "and playing at noon made it difficult. But I thought our boys did a good job of being prepared for the 're-match' with JM."
John Marshall beat the Tigers 2-1 in the opening round of the Section 1AA tournament last fall.
Thelen notched his second and third goals of the season and Landwehr tallied his second of the year for a 3-0 Farmington first half lead. John Marshall scored its only goal with just 18 seconds to play before intermission. Landwehr's unassisted score with 18:37 to play closed out the scoring.
"We did a good job of staying aggressive and creating scoring opportunities," Buss said. "Sam Leske had another solid game at sweeper and Christian Thao and the other midfielders did a good job of getting our forwards the ball in good position."
