KINGSTON — It was a goal that shouldn’t have gone in.

It was a score that never should have happened, as no one actually kicked the ball between Kingston’s goal posts.

But the ball did sail to the back of the net, causing the Buccaneers soccer team’s first loss of the season.

On Friday the Bucs lost a home game to Olympic League’s 3A Olympic Trojans, 1-0.

The game’s sole goal was an unplanned, lucky event for the Trojans.

Late in the first half of play, the Trojans were in scoring position, but the Bucs’ skilled defense put a stop to it — kind of.

Kingston’s stop backfired.

In an attempt to remove the danger of a Trojan score, the Bucs kicked the ball down field. Instead of traveling its intended path away from the goal, the ball bounced off an Oly player and ricocheted through Kingston’s goal posts.

“It was just unlucky, it’s part of the game,” said head coach Craig Smith. “We knew it was a bit of a fluke, we don’t get scored on much. The players felt like they should have won, but they didn’t.”

Kingston’s players may be correct in their feelings of a deserved victory.

The Bucs controlled the playing field.

Kingston posted 13 shots on goal to the Trojan’s three. Smith said the Bucs controlled the ball approximately 70 percent of the game. Oftentimes Kingston had the ball near the Trojan’s goal for five-minute stretches.

But domination aside, the Bucs couldn’t land a goal of its own.

“We just pounded on them, but we couldn’t buy a goal,” Smith said. “We dominated possession, but it takes more than possession. You’ve got to score.”

Scoring opportunities are few and far between on the soccer fields, so a team must capitalize on every opportunity it gets. And Kingston had a few missed chances on Friday.

Within the first nine minutes of play, the Bucs had an open goal shot from six yards out, but the ball sailed over the cross bar.

“We have to be more consistent in our offensive execution,” Smith said. “We create the opportunities, but we have to put it home in that net and we can do that.”

Kingston plays Peninsula at Peninsula on April 8, the Tuesday after spring break. Before the match the team will practice twice, which will be enough to keep up the players’ fitness level. Smith said 3A Peninsula is one of the best teams in the Olympic League and the game will be tough. He also said the Bucs and the Olympic League are a good fit.

“We’re competitive in this league and I think we’ll continue to be,” he said.

The Bucs have a 4-1-3 overall record and a 3-1-1 league record.