The squad took the field for the final preseason tuneup against a competitive Harvard club in a rematch of last season's preseason friendly. Sudbury struggled a bit out of the gate with familiarity as a number of new faces were working together for the first time and a strong turnout made substitutions challenging.
Pat C. got the call in goal for the first half and made some outstanding one on one saves as Sudbury suffered a number of defensive breakdowns. He had no chance on the two first half goals by the visitors as they too were in all alone and had their pick of the goal to aim for.
Newcomer Eric F. took over in goal in the second half as Sudbury is hopefully over their longstanding keeper shortage with two quality keepers sharing time this season due to scheduling conflicts and convenience. He too made a couple of terrific saves, including one with the shooter 5 yards out that kept it a 1 goal game as Sudbury battled back to eventually tie the match at 2-2 with about 10 minutes remaining in the second half on a rocket by Hori that nicked the crossbar and post and landed safely onto the foot of Andrew at the goal mouth, who gently tapped it in for the knotting tally.
Elation after the tying goal and a few substitutions on defense as Danny F. tweaked the lineup to get a good look at players in a number of positions ended up backfiring as Harvard took the kickoff straight downfield and regained the lead, ultimately holding on for a 3-2 final score.
Sudbury looks to be strong and competitive in their new division with some key returnees and additions. Season starts on April 11th in New Bedford.
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