Alton Opens Redbird Soccer Tournament With 2-0 Victory

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ALTON — Jude Cowan scored twice Wednesday evening in Alton as the Alton Redbirds defeated the Civic Memorial Eagles 2-0 in the opening round of the Redbird Soccer Tournament.

Cowan put Alton ahead in the first half at the 17:40 mark, taking a header and getting the ball past Civic Memorial goalie Brady Strubhart for a 1-0 lead.

“I thought for a first game, we had pretty good possession at times and had a great attack at times in the second half,” CM coach Eric Zyung said.

The second half featured defense from both sides, with few scoring chances. Cowan added his second goal with 3:24 left in the game on an assist from Luke Gallivan to close out the scoring.

“The boys worked their butts off tonight on defense. Jude always rises to the occasion and finishes for us, and he did tonight,” Alton coach Toby Henesey said.

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