Based on the first goal Wednesday, South Whidbey boys soccer’s first round of the state 1A tournament was going to be a charmed match.

Falcon junior defender Lochlan Roberts had pushed up into the White Salmon goalie box and headed a ball. It was deflected by a White Salmon player into his own net about five minutes in.

“It’s a great feeling to get to this point,” Falcon co-head coach Emerson “Skip” Robbins said Thursday.

“They were a decent team,” he added.

South Whidbey controlled the ball and the match. Through 80 minutes of play, the Falcons fired off 14 shots on goal, Robbins said. That compared to the Bruins’ two shots inside the 18-yard marker.

Robbins praised the four Falcon defenders — Bryce Auburn, Anders Bergquist, Oliver Saunsaucie and Roberts   — for keeping the ball well away from their goalie.

“It there’s a better center back in the state than Bryce, I’d like to see him,” Robbins said. “I’ve never coached a better center back.”

South Whidbey senior Jeff Meier, the team’s leading scorer, reportedly broke the school record for goals in a single season. He booted in a penalty kick to push his season total to 25, surpassing Joseph Supang’s 24 goals scored nearly a decade ago.

Lucas Leiberman, a Falcon junior midfielder, played with a soft cast to protect his injured wrist and still managed to score a header.

With the match well in hand with 15 minutes to go, Robbins said he and co-head coach Joel Gerlach pulled most of the starters on offense and subbed in reserves. They made the most of their minutes, with sophomore Max Cassee scoring off an assist from junior Lucas Fulton to cap the goals.

South Whidbey moved on to the second round of the state tournament against Bellevue Christian at 4 p.m. Saturday at Tahoma High School. The Vikings were undefeated through the season; their only blemish was a single tie.

A mutual opponent of note is King’s, which South Whidbey defeated twice in the regular season before losing in a shootout in the 1A District 1 championship. Bellevue Christian defeated King’s 2-1 in the first match of the season.