Cole Landwehr 2 goals
Farmington struck for three early goals in the first half and added another on a penalty kick shortly after intermission to post a 4-0 non-conference win in its season opener Tuesday, Aug. 5, at Faribault.
"We have been trying to focus on communication, accurate, crisp passes and controlling the midfield," coach Julian Buss said. "For the most part we succeeded in those things. We had a lot of scoring opportunities."
Cole Landwehr, with an assist from Urive Omana, netted the first of his two goals at 36:56 of the opening half to kick off the scoring for the Tigers.
Fewer than three minutes later, Tyler Petter-McCauley converted the Tigers first corner kick opportunity of the season into a score on a header after a spot-on boot by Blake Smith.
Fifty-two seconds later Kaid Nokes took a blocked shot by Omana and turned it into the visitors third goal in in a span of 2:24.
"We had hoped to start off with some quick goals to set the tone for the game," Buss said.
Ten minutes into the second half Landwehr was fouled heading to the net and was awarded a penalty shot that resulted in the final score of the afternoon.
Goalie Chad Stivers started his senior season out on a high note, stopping all nine Faribault shots and recording the shutout.
The Tigers don't get a lot of time to savor their season-opening win. Saturday night they travel to Lakeville North and next Tuesday they play their home opener against Section 1 rival Rochester John Marshall.
