The rain and cold weren't much of a factor as the hosts home turf field resisted the nasty spring weather. Sudbury had nearly a full crew show up to Weston and early on the pace of the game was markedly improved by the presence of a number of reliable old faces.
Sudbury took control of the play early, generating numerous chances with Erik, Hori, Danny F. and Anthony putting pressure on the Rovers defense from the two forward spots. Eugene, Jeff and Steve C. held control of the ball in the middle and distributed the ball effectively as much of the first half was spent in the Rovers defensive zone.
Despite the consistent ball control, Sudbury could not capitalize on the scoreboard as a number of chances were struck a bit too late and were either blocked or from difficult positions on the field. On the other end however, Nabil, Steve S., Ivan, Don, Tony and Andrew were solid in front of Eric as Rovers had limited room to maneuver and any shots were from far out and fell harmlessly out of bounds or softly into Eric's capable hands.
Sudbury continued the pressure in the second half as Peter's dogged determination led to a penalty opportunity for the boys in yellow. After Jeff sent Danny on a race towards the goal with a nice pass up the middle, the Rovers keeper made a nice save which resulted in a collision with Danny and a rebound into the oncoming traffic. Peter picked up the loose ball and made several defenders miss before being tackled rugby-style by the keeper. Eugene converted the PK opportunity for the 1-0 Sudbury lead.
His day not finished however, Peter drew another penalty opportunity after chasing down a loose ball in the corner, working through defenders into the middle before being tackled from behind well inside the penalty box. This time Jeff buried the PK and Sudbury felt some momentum with a 2-0 lead.
The hosts weren't content to go down quietly however and played their best soccer of the match in the final 10 minutes as they attempted to get on the scoreboard. A questionable call against a Sudbury defender in the defensive box resulted in a penalty opportunity for Rovers, which they converted to narrow the gap to 2-1.
Sudbury held on for the victory however with some strong defensive play by Ivan, Erik, Steve S. and Don in the back. Ryan, Kai and Leo were strong all afternoon along with Peter as the wing midfielders spots controlled much of the pace for the Sudbury offense.
Sudbury took control of the play early, generating numerous chances with Erik, Hori, Danny F. and Anthony putting pressure on the Rovers defense from the two forward spots. Eugene, Jeff and Steve C. held control of the ball in the middle and distributed the ball effectively as much of the first half was spent in the Rovers defensive zone.
Despite the consistent ball control, Sudbury could not capitalize on the scoreboard as a number of chances were struck a bit too late and were either blocked or from difficult positions on the field. On the other end however, Nabil, Steve S., Ivan, Don, Tony and Andrew were solid in front of Eric as Rovers had limited room to maneuver and any shots were from far out and fell harmlessly out of bounds or softly into Eric's capable hands.
Sudbury continued the pressure in the second half as Peter's dogged determination led to a penalty opportunity for the boys in yellow. After Jeff sent Danny on a race towards the goal with a nice pass up the middle, the Rovers keeper made a nice save which resulted in a collision with Danny and a rebound into the oncoming traffic. Peter picked up the loose ball and made several defenders miss before being tackled rugby-style by the keeper. Eugene converted the PK opportunity for the 1-0 Sudbury lead.
His day not finished however, Peter drew another penalty opportunity after chasing down a loose ball in the corner, working through defenders into the middle before being tackled from behind well inside the penalty box. This time Jeff buried the PK and Sudbury felt some momentum with a 2-0 lead.
The hosts weren't content to go down quietly however and played their best soccer of the match in the final 10 minutes as they attempted to get on the scoreboard. A questionable call against a Sudbury defender in the defensive box resulted in a penalty opportunity for Rovers, which they converted to narrow the gap to 2-1.
Sudbury held on for the victory however with some strong defensive play by Ivan, Erik, Steve S. and Don in the back. Ryan, Kai and Leo were strong all afternoon along with Peter as the wing midfielders spots controlled much of the pace for the Sudbury offense.
Man of the Match: Peter
Next up: @ Norfolk FC
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