U18DA Have Successful Trip to Showcase
12/14/11…Two weekends ago the U18DA and U16DA teams traveled to Sarasota, Florida to compete in the Development Academy Showcase. Both teams did well, finishing the showcase with a 2-1 record.
U18DA
First game vs. FC Delco
SSM jumped off to a quick start with a goal in the first minute of the game. FC Delco tied the game on a 30 yard shot midway through the first half. Several minutes before the half ended FC Delco got a second goal after winning a ball off a pass back to a SSM defender. Half ended 2-1.
Second half saw SSM hold off FC Delco as they pushed forward for another goal. Last 15 minutes of the game SSM pushed up to try and get the equalizer. SSM got in behind the defense and sent two crosses in from the right side but was unable to make anything of the cross. Game ended 2-1.
Second game vs. Seacoast United
SSM controlled the game from the start, as several players who didn’t start of Saturday made the starting 11. The ball movement and mobility of the SSM players created numerous opportunities and forced Seacoast to spend most of the half inside their defending third of the field. The teams went into halftime 2-0 in favor or Shattuck.
Seacoast started the second half strong, stepping up to try and pressure SSM in their defending half of the field. However, even with the pressure SSM held off Seacoast and kept a clean sheet on the day.
Third game vs. FC Greater Boston
SSM entered this final game wanting to complete the showcase with a win. SSM again dominated possession in the first half but each team traded off penalty kicks with Christian Foust making the save to keep FC Greater Boston scoreless in the first half. John Lujano, whose penalty kick was initially saved put away the rebound to score for SSM. The half ended 1-0.
Twenty-seven seconds into the second half Jacob Gandarilla stole a ball from an opposing player, wins in a 1v1 situation and then beats the goalkeeper on a shot from the top of the box, 2-0 for SSM.
FC Greater Boston has a man ejected for serious foul play but responds positively minutes later by scoring a goal to make the score 2-1. For the remainder of the game FC Greater Boston tries to push forward in search of the tying goal while SSM looks to counter. SSM gets into the opposing penalty area four different times on counters but cannot get the ball past the opposing goalkeeper to put away the game. The final few minutes of play are frantic as SSM has to deal with long balls into the box and long throws to the near post. The game ends 2-1.
BU18 DA completes showcase with a 2-1 record. Overall record for BU18 is 4-1. All games played so far are out of conference games.
U16DA
First Game vs. FC Delco
SSM came out in and played a solid game that was even matched with an FC Delco side. In the first half, Corey Saurewine put SSM on the board with a slashing goal around the 21st minute.
In the second half, Akeem Ward put Shattuck on the board again with a goal off of a corner kick. Although the game was evenly matched, FC Delco did not have many quality chances on goal. The game finished 2-0 for SSM.
Second Game vs. Seacoast United
Coming off a quality win the day before, SSM started right where they left on a goal from Tom Bisset in the ’3 minute of the game.
This goal would be the enough for the victory as SSM held on to win 1-0.
Third Game vs. Greater Boston
This game was tough for the SSM side. From the start of the game they struggled to connect enough passes to make any quality scoring chances. In the first half, Greater Boston scored two goals midway through. The second half, didn’t see much change with the game ending 2-0 to Greater Boston. This is the first time this season the the U16DA team has been shutout.
BU16DA completes showcase with a 2-1 record. Overall record for BU16DA is 3-1-1. All games played so far are out of conference games.
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