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Fury U-11's battle leagues top team
In LDYSL action Monday night the Sarnia Fury U-11 Premier team
played against the 1st place North London Hotspurs in London. On a
very hot evening with only 11 players the Fury team looked to get in
the way of the powerful London team. Starting the game with a new
defensive formation the Sarnia boys did a great job of staying with
the constant attack of the Hotspurs. The back line of Josh
MacDonald, Trever Forsten, Justin Fazio and Zack Hall did a great
job clearing the ball when they could get to it and battling every
time it was a 50/50 ball.
Christiano Pagotto and Franco Sproviero made up the next line of
defence and did a great job cutting off passes and making smart
plays with the ball the entire game. Owen Gibson was making his
first start in goal and did his very best to get some part of his
body on each shot he faced. The mid-field trio of Keith Manery, Troy
Hall and John Anthony Filia combined to both cover defensively and
generate something offensively. Sawyer Osborne was the lone forward
and did his best to be where he was needed at all times. They took
the job seriously enough that they managed to manufacture a couple
of good scoring chances. John Anthony had an excellent opportunity
mid way through the first half getting great contact on the ball
from about 20 yards out. The Hotspurs goalie made a very good save
on the shot. The score at half time was 3-0 for London but each
member of the Sarnia team felt very good about their efforts.
The second half saw the London team continue its attack. The
heat and the efforts of the Sarnia team started to show in their
legs as London seemed to find more space to move the ball. The Fury
goal crease was a very busy area and Owen Gibson did his best, he
made a couple of really good reaction saves and a good job moving
the ball.
The highlight of the game saw a penalty shot awarded to the Hotspurs
team after Trever Forsten did what he had to and took a man down
inside the 18 yard box while battling for the ball. The Fury goal
tender made the save on the initial penalty shot and was able to
scramble and come up with the rebound as well. This seemed to
energize the Sarnia team a little and few moments later were
rewarded at the other end of the field with a couple of corner kicks
as a result of their hard work. Franco Sproviero and Justin Fazio
combined on the first one, the result being a beautiful cross that
was well challenged inside the 6 yard box and knocked out of bounds
for the second corner kick. This time Franco and Christiano Pagotto
combined to get a chance at goal, Pagottos' shot was stopped in
front and landed on the foot of Justin Fazio. Fazio was able to push
the ball back out to Franco who connected with a solid shot only to
have it hit the side meshing of the goal.
A bunch of exhausted Fury players were relieved when the final
whistle went. London scored more in the second than they did in the
first but that did not seem to bother the Sarnia players, they knew
that they had done their very best against a very good team. Sarnias'
next game is against Woodstock next Monday Aug. 25th in Woodstock.
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