Sudbury was undermanned heading down to Duxbury as several late cancellations and an early morning start time made securing reserves an impossible task. The squad was further depleted when an injury to Steve S. took him out of the goal and left the club with only 9 field players and no subs.
Nonetheless, those who did attend battled hard and took an early lead against the home team. Berkeley O. made some terrific saves filling in as an emergency keeper and the defense held strong for the entire match. The club was poised to walk away with a well earned draw until the hosts managed to sneak the winning goal in just seconds before the final whistle blew, to give Sudbury a 2-1 loss and make the season finale that much more important for relegation purposes.
In the finale, Sudbury battled hard against the visiting Dover-Sherborn squad and twice took leads before having DS tie the game. DS looked poised to sneak out with a win with a go-ahead goal with about 5 minutes remaining, but Sudbury managed to tie the game and end the season with a difficult 0-7-3 record. The league's tiebreaker rules resulted in Sudbury being relegated despite an even record with the boys from Medfield.
The Spring 2010 season will be one of retooling as Sudbury FC says goodbye to a number of quality members who are moving on for a variety of reasons.
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