Playing before an enthusiastic crowd and sporting newly trimmed haircuts, the Bobcats came out strong the first ten minutes of the match but were unable to produce any serious scoring opportunities. The Nimitz Cougars withheld Cy Fair's initial surge and took the momentum away from the Bobcats as they came close on a couple of occasions to netting the first goal. Senior Goalkeeper Sam Potter came up with some crucial saves to keep the match scoreless.The Bobcats struggled to keep possession of the ball but held the Cougars offense in check for most of the half.  It appeared both teams would enter the locker room with a 0-0 score but Nimitz continued to press and scored with just 2 minutes remaining to take a 1-0 lead.

Cy Fair found a rhythm in the second half with some good ball movement and connecting on some long passes. With 24 minutes remaining, Andrew Tang finally got Cy Fair on the scoreboard as he set up on the back post and knocked a rebound to even the score at 1-1. Both teams hunkered down defensively limiting any easy scoring opportunities. Carlos Mendoza finally broke free down the left sidelines and was tackled from behind setting up a free kick from 30 yards out. Tyler Anselmi's service was on target and Luis Gonzalez leaped high to redirect the ball past the goal keeper to put the Bobcats up 2-1 with ten minutes remaining.

Nimitz continued to push their offense forward but the Bobcats backline of Tony DeBauche, Luis Gonzalez, Clark Kauffman and Roder Cardona continuously cleared balls upfield and out of harms way to secure the Bobcats 2-1 victory.

The Bobcats will have a few days to prepare for their next matchup against Seven Lakes who advanced on a 3-2 overtime win over Bellaire.  For complete UIL soccer playoff results, please visit UIL 5A Playoff Brackets