Hogges thrashed by Express
New Jersey Express 4 Bermuda Hogges 0Bermuda Hogges slumped to the third defeat of their five game road trip after a heavy loss to New Jersey Express on Saturday night.Hogges face Express again tonight at the NJIT Stadium when they will be hoping to end their gruelling 12-day jaunt to the East Coast on a high note.The hosts took the lead in Saturday’s match through Joseph Ovenseri after five minutes, with Chris Karcz then doubling Express’ lead just before the half hour mark.Moments before half time Express opened up a three-goal lead when Kadeem Dacres found the net to leave Hogges facing a proverbial mountain to climb.Hogges coach Maurice Lowe made three changes during the interval bringing on Lashun Dill, Shakir Smith and Troy Hall, and stopped the rot until the 90 minute when Express added a fourth through Kemal Malcolm.Lowe’s side opened up their first away trip of the season with a 5-0 defeat against Westchester Flames last weekend.They then bounced back with a 3-2 win over Brooklyn Knights, the team’s first victory of the campaign, before losing 2-0 to Long Island Rough Riders last Thursday.Hogges are in eighth in the Mid Atlantic Division having taken five points from six games.Bermuda Hogges: T Bell (T Hall, 45), S Darrell, J Bather, D Cox, R Lee, J Swan (M Thomas, 63), D Bascome, A Simmons (S Smith, 45), K Bean, D Ming (L Dill, 45), T Tucker (J Dickinson, 72),Substitutes not used: R Deshields, D CoddingtonYellow cards: Tucker, CoxNew Jersey Express: A Otto, Y Salmon, J Watson (F Castellanox, 45), S Foster, C Karcz (C Edwards, 64), C Lebo, K N’guessan (L Niouky, 45), A Coulibaly (K Malcolm, 45), K Dacres (A Himeno, 65), J Ovenseri (J Laventure, 45), R DiazGoals: Ovensari, 5, Karcz, 24, Dacres, 41, Malcolm, 90Substitutes not used: W WalshReferee: A Chilowicz