HARTFORD, Conn. — It was playing out like a routine weekday afternoon college soccer match. Fairfield coach Carl Rees decided at halftime it was the right moment to give his athletic, but raw sophomore a chance to play in goal.
And then it all went wrong. In the 72nd minute of the game, Iona’s Jordan Scarlett’s shot from 30 feet hit the crossbar and went straight up into the air. All the young goalkeeper had to do was catch it on the way down, but he jumped up and missed the ball, which bounced off his hands and chest and trickled into the net.
For a moment, Matt Turner was flat on the ground, covering his face as if in anguish.
