Special to the Leader & Times
After trailing 0-2 at halftime, the Lady Red made a second-half comeback to claim a thrilling victory over Wichita Classical Saturday in the Titan Classic.
The momentum shifted in the second half when Lily Guy capitalized on a rebound following a powerful outside shot from Lily Santiago, for Liberal’s first goal. Moments later, Yuly Molina found Guy with a perfectly timed pass to force a 2-2 draw.
Guy continued her standout performance by intercepting a poorly taken goal kick from Classical and finishing it to give the Lady Red their first lead of the match.
Not long after, Evelin Tarango dished out an assist to Guy, to complete her second “haul” (four goals in one game) of the season.
Ana Vela sealed the game with an unassisted strike from outside the box, after a ball came loose from a Lady Red possession capping off a dominant and one-sided second half for the Lady Red ending 5-2.
The Lady Red (4-1) will be back in action today when they travel to take on Great Bend for the first conference game of the season.
Liberal will host Hays Thursday. The JV game kicks off at 5 p.m., and the varsity will follow at approximately 6:30 p.m.
