Beginning on Sunday March 7th, Sudbury FC will be holding tryouts/workouts from 9-11 am on Cutting Field in Sudbury.
Link to the field.
Address is 451 Maynard Road, Sudbury.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Spring 2010 Season is Around the Corner
With some roster spaces to fill and a new group of opponents in Division 5, Sudbury FC is laying the foundation for what we hope to be a positive Spring season.
Most returnees are playing indoor soccer on various clubs over the winter and there are a number of talented new additions potentially coming into the fold for the Spring.
Season begins April 11th.
Most returnees are playing indoor soccer on various clubs over the winter and there are a number of talented new additions potentially coming into the fold for the Spring.
Season begins April 11th.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Games 9, 10 and Season Recap
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.
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.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Update - Through Game 8
Apologies for the lack of updates as the season has progressed.
Since our last visit, the squad has struggled mightily and now sits at 0-6-2 with only 2 games remaining in the Fall season. A quick recap:
Since our last visit, the squad has struggled mightily and now sits at 0-6-2 with only 2 games remaining in the Fall season. A quick recap:
- A tough 4-1 loss at Dover-Sherborn featuring fill-in keeper Glen P. making some terrific saves - and breaking his shoulder in the process.
- Rematch from the opening week vs. Needham. Sudbury only had 2 subs available but despite the numbers advantage, Needham led only 1-0 at the half and Sudbury was playing well. Needham's legs and skills were too much in the second half and a former Sudbury player put the icing on the cake with 2 goals to give the visitors a 5-0 victory.
- Visit to Medfield. Sudbury sits one point behind the boys from Medfield and was hoping for a victory to leap them in the standings. The team took a 1-0 lead early in the match as Chris M. found the back of the net, but Medfied knotted the game early in the second half and the teams played to a draw for the second time this season.
- Home against Natick - Sudbury didn't play well to start the match and quickly found themselves down 2-0 at halftime to the talented first place team from Natick. Final score ended up 6-0 and Sudbury is in a winning, and scoring funk over the second half of the season.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Game 4 vs. Duxbury
On a rain soaked Haskell Field, the hosts were looking to continue their momentum from strong games against Medfield and Natick. Unfortunately, the visiting squad from Duxbury had other ideas.
Sudbury started off with some strong pressure up front led by newly converted to striker Eugene K. After creating several quality chances, he finally converted on a nice pass from Carl R., made a few defenders miss and pushed the ball past the visiting keeper for a 1-0 lead.
Duxbury replied with continued pressure of their own, especially in the midfield as a number of positional breakdowns happened for the hosts. The visitors finally converted off a corner kick rebound after a terrific save by Mark B. to tie the game. The teams went into halftime with the game knotted at 1-1.
The visitors struck first in the second half again capitalizing on some miscues by Sudbury, yours truly in particular. Two goals within the first 15 minutes of the second half gave the visitors command of the game. Sudbury struck back to make it 3-2, this time with Eugene B. taking a nice feed from Jeff Q. and putting it into the back of the net, invigorating the hosts.
Craig B., Eric B., Eugene K. and Eugene B. continued to apply pressure in the Duxbury end and the hosts looked to have a golden chance to knot the game when Erik D. launched a ball deep over the heads of the Duxbury defenders where Eugene K. outran them all and was all alone on a breakaway - until the referee blew the play offsides. It was a difficult decision and one that the league faces often with only one referee. The call took much of the wind out of the Sudbury sails however and Duxbury smartly brought the ball back into the hosts side of the field and made some nice passes to put the final nail in the coffin with a 4-2 victory.
Sudbury sits at the bottom of the standings for now, but the team is determined to bounce back from a poor performance and get itself back to where it belongs over the next several weeks.
Man of the Match: Eugene K.
Next up: @ Dover-Sherborn
Sudbury started off with some strong pressure up front led by newly converted to striker Eugene K. After creating several quality chances, he finally converted on a nice pass from Carl R., made a few defenders miss and pushed the ball past the visiting keeper for a 1-0 lead.
Duxbury replied with continued pressure of their own, especially in the midfield as a number of positional breakdowns happened for the hosts. The visitors finally converted off a corner kick rebound after a terrific save by Mark B. to tie the game. The teams went into halftime with the game knotted at 1-1.
The visitors struck first in the second half again capitalizing on some miscues by Sudbury, yours truly in particular. Two goals within the first 15 minutes of the second half gave the visitors command of the game. Sudbury struck back to make it 3-2, this time with Eugene B. taking a nice feed from Jeff Q. and putting it into the back of the net, invigorating the hosts.
Craig B., Eric B., Eugene K. and Eugene B. continued to apply pressure in the Duxbury end and the hosts looked to have a golden chance to knot the game when Erik D. launched a ball deep over the heads of the Duxbury defenders where Eugene K. outran them all and was all alone on a breakaway - until the referee blew the play offsides. It was a difficult decision and one that the league faces often with only one referee. The call took much of the wind out of the Sudbury sails however and Duxbury smartly brought the ball back into the hosts side of the field and made some nice passes to put the final nail in the coffin with a 4-2 victory.
Sudbury sits at the bottom of the standings for now, but the team is determined to bounce back from a poor performance and get itself back to where it belongs over the next several weeks.
Man of the Match: Eugene K.
Next up: @ Dover-Sherborn
Friday, September 25, 2009
Game 3 @ Natick
The visitors arrived at Natick's new pitch, a small grass field tucked into a quiet residential neighborhood. The slickness from the prior night's rain and the size of the field proved to be to Sudbury's advantage as it took away some of the hosts' speed advantage on the outside.
Both teams played hard and battled in the middle of the field for a good portion of the match. Sudbury's defenders, led by the first appearance of the season by Erik D. were up to the task against Natick's talented offense however and Mark B. continued his strong play in goal with a number of terrific saves.
Midway through the match the score was 0-0 and Sudbury was looking to capitalize on a scoring chance to continue their strong first half momentum. Natick came out strong in the second half however and maintained possession in Sudbury's half for much of the opening few minutes. The hosts finally broke through on some nifty passing to take a 1-0 lead at around the 55 minute mark.
Despite Sudbury's best efforts, the hosts were strong in their own end, especially aerially as Sudbury couldn't muster much of an offensive threat in the final portion of the match. Natick continued to pressure offensively as well but Mike A., Steve S., Ivan L., Erik D. and Mark B. continued to hold off their skilled attackers.
The final score was a victory to the home team, 1-0. Sudbury looked to carry this momentum into the next home game against Duxbury.
Man of the Match: Mark B.
Next up: Duxbury
Both teams played hard and battled in the middle of the field for a good portion of the match. Sudbury's defenders, led by the first appearance of the season by Erik D. were up to the task against Natick's talented offense however and Mark B. continued his strong play in goal with a number of terrific saves.
Midway through the match the score was 0-0 and Sudbury was looking to capitalize on a scoring chance to continue their strong first half momentum. Natick came out strong in the second half however and maintained possession in Sudbury's half for much of the opening few minutes. The hosts finally broke through on some nifty passing to take a 1-0 lead at around the 55 minute mark.
Despite Sudbury's best efforts, the hosts were strong in their own end, especially aerially as Sudbury couldn't muster much of an offensive threat in the final portion of the match. Natick continued to pressure offensively as well but Mike A., Steve S., Ivan L., Erik D. and Mark B. continued to hold off their skilled attackers.
The final score was a victory to the home team, 1-0. Sudbury looked to carry this momentum into the next home game against Duxbury.
Man of the Match: Mark B.
Next up: Duxbury
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Fall 2009 Home Opener vs. Medfield
The weather gods cooperated and the boys in yellow were treated to a beautiful Sunday morning to host an always competitive squad from Medfield.
With a nearly full contingent of players, Sudbury controlled much of the early pace after a few brief hiccups several minutes in where Mark B. had to make back to back unbelievable saves to keep Medfield off the board.
Some new faces, Tarek S., Asaad A., Chris M. and Peter W. all had a hand in the early flow of ball control and consistent distribution to the open areas of the field. Neither team could break through until Tarek S. was able to capitalize on a communication error and lightly touch a ball past the Medfield keeper who was well outside the box. The ball snuck in snugly next to the left post to give the hosts a 1-0 lead.
Medfield returned with some considerable pressure and were able to loft a ball over the Sudbury defenders to a streaking striker who one-touched it just under the crossbar and out of Mark B's reach to knot the game.
The teams battled for positioning until Sudbury was given a set piece on a Medfield foul. Asaad A. lofted a beautiful ball right to the big man in the middle, Eugene B. who knocked it past the Medfield keeper and gave the hosts back the lead.
A scary incident happened close to halftime as Tarek S. collided with the Medfield keeper and suffered some serious injuries. After some delay and an ambulance to take Tarek and another player to accompany him to the hospital*, Sudbury were down to only 3 subs as the sun grew stronger. The teams resumed play and Medfield were able to catch Sudbury in a bit of a breakdown just a few minutes into the second half to tie the game once again.
This would be the end of the scoring as both teams generated chances but were unable to capitalize. Craig B., Eric B. and Leo N. applied much pressure up front and the defense of Mike A., Ivan L. and Steve S. held strong in the face of fresh legs and energy from the opponents.
Both teams played hard and well and earned the 2-2 draw.
*Happy to note that Tarek was released from the hospital after only a short period of time. He suffered 10 stitches and a bit of a headache, but avoided what could have been considerably more damage.
**Sudbury also lost the services of stalwart defender Hori G. for the year due to lingering injury issues from the 2009 Spring Season. Though he was on the sidelines for this match, he will be missed on the backline. Here's hoping he's fit and ready to go in the Spring of 2010.
Man of the match: Tarek S.
Next up: @ Natick
With a nearly full contingent of players, Sudbury controlled much of the early pace after a few brief hiccups several minutes in where Mark B. had to make back to back unbelievable saves to keep Medfield off the board.
Some new faces, Tarek S., Asaad A., Chris M. and Peter W. all had a hand in the early flow of ball control and consistent distribution to the open areas of the field. Neither team could break through until Tarek S. was able to capitalize on a communication error and lightly touch a ball past the Medfield keeper who was well outside the box. The ball snuck in snugly next to the left post to give the hosts a 1-0 lead.
Medfield returned with some considerable pressure and were able to loft a ball over the Sudbury defenders to a streaking striker who one-touched it just under the crossbar and out of Mark B's reach to knot the game.
The teams battled for positioning until Sudbury was given a set piece on a Medfield foul. Asaad A. lofted a beautiful ball right to the big man in the middle, Eugene B. who knocked it past the Medfield keeper and gave the hosts back the lead.
A scary incident happened close to halftime as Tarek S. collided with the Medfield keeper and suffered some serious injuries. After some delay and an ambulance to take Tarek and another player to accompany him to the hospital*, Sudbury were down to only 3 subs as the sun grew stronger. The teams resumed play and Medfield were able to catch Sudbury in a bit of a breakdown just a few minutes into the second half to tie the game once again.
This would be the end of the scoring as both teams generated chances but were unable to capitalize. Craig B., Eric B. and Leo N. applied much pressure up front and the defense of Mike A., Ivan L. and Steve S. held strong in the face of fresh legs and energy from the opponents.
Both teams played hard and well and earned the 2-2 draw.
*Happy to note that Tarek was released from the hospital after only a short period of time. He suffered 10 stitches and a bit of a headache, but avoided what could have been considerably more damage.
**Sudbury also lost the services of stalwart defender Hori G. for the year due to lingering injury issues from the 2009 Spring Season. Though he was on the sidelines for this match, he will be missed on the backline. Here's hoping he's fit and ready to go in the Spring of 2010.
Man of the match: Tarek S.
Next up: @ Natick
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