Meyer’s Strike Earns League Opener Point for Artesians

JT Meyer celebrates (Charis Wilson photo)

LACEY, Wash. – It took 73 minutes, but the Oly Town Artesians (0-0-1, 1 point) scored their first Evergreen Premier League goal in team history when Olympia native JT Meyer buried a shot to level the score with Yakima United (0-0-1, 1 point) at 1-1. The score line held for the remaining time and the Artesians earned their first league point in front of their home crowd at South Sound Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

“It’s an honor,” said Meyer when asked how it felt to score his hometown club’s first goal. “I saw good composure from Gabi (Zaccagnini) to get it to me, I saw they had the near post covered, they gave me a lane, I took a touch and smashed it past the goalie…it’s quite the honor.”

Meyer’s goal came 55 minutes after Yakima United scored their first goal of the season…