They EL Haynes Mountain Lions returned to action Tuesday with a commanding 5-3 victory over School Without Walls to move to 2-0 on the season.  Haynes jumped out to a 5-1 lead before relenting two goals to Walls in the waning minutes of the game.  Haynes relied on an aggressive midfield that pressured the Walls defenders and opened up offensive opportunities for the forwards.  

Venjamin V. started the scoring off just a few minutes into the game after putting back a rebound from the shot of fellow teammate Jorge A. from just outside of the 18 yard box.  Several minutes later, Ronaldo M. hit Jorge A. on a through ball to the left side that Jorge buried into the back of the net.  Towards the end of the first half, Jorge A. was back on the board converting a penalty kick earned by teammate Meron R.  Walls pushed a goal across before half leaving the Haynes lead at 3-1.

The Mountain Lions came out strong in the second half and continued to create offensive chances and put the pressure on the Walls defense.  The fourth Haynes goal came off of a free kick from just oustide of the box.  Meron R. knuckled a shot over the wall and under the top post, fooling the keeper on the way.  Several minutes later Joseph M. earned a penalty kick inside the box and Ronaldo M. calmly put it away to put Haynes up 5-1.  

The Haynes defense had a strong performance, led by Yvan S., Beniyam G, Aron M, Mairo M. and Diego U.  

Haynes returns to action in the Petworth Cup next week against Washington Latin.