The Coqutilam Metro-Ford Barça '96 Select boys team won their second game this season through hard work, excellent ball movement and tough defense in their game versus North Shore Selects '95. The 1-0 scoreline didn't do justice to the Barça chances that were generated but when the game got close in the second half, it was tough defense that came through.Led from the back by captain Trevor Hallam, the back line held strong and again gave up very little in the way of chances. Goalkeeper Jake Sundar, defenders James Lynn, Anthony Martin, Anthony McKave, Matteo Gallaccio, Paul Serres, and Hallam have been a impenetrable wall in recent games and has only allowed 5 goals against this season - best goals against in the league made up of teams a year older than our boys.
Barça owned the first half and had many good goal scoring chances as Krsto Lulic, Rashaun Rivers, Ryan Mobilio and Kyle Jones all came close to opening the scoring. If not for the North Shore goalie, the game could have been over in the first half.
The second half started off the same with Lulic coming close again but things turned as the Barça boys struggled to control their passing and North Shore poured the pressure on. North Shore came close a few times - hitting the crossbar, but the defense never cracked and Barça was soon rewarded for their weeks of hard work with a well taken goal.
After a short throw-in between Marcello Polisi and Lulic, Polisi struck a peach of a cross that found the head of Rivers who rose above a defender and the goalie to delicately direct the ball into the corner of the net.
Again through strangling defense, Barça went forward in search for more but found their chances just going wide.
Barça owned the first half and had many good goal scoring chances as Krsto Lulic, Rashaun Rivers, Ryan Mobilio and Kyle Jones all came close to opening the scoring. If not for the North Shore goalie, the game could have been over in the first half.
The second half started off the same with Lulic coming close again but things turned as the Barça boys struggled to control their passing and North Shore poured the pressure on. North Shore came close a few times - hitting the crossbar, but the defense never cracked and Barça was soon rewarded for their weeks of hard work with a well taken goal.After a short throw-in between Marcello Polisi and Lulic, Polisi struck a peach of a cross that found the head of Rivers who rose above a defender and the goalie to delicately direct the ball into the corner of the net.
Again through strangling defense, Barça went forward in search for more but found their chances just going wide.
Barça had to settle for a 1-0 victory and improve to 2-2-3 for the season, moving on to take on a tough Richmond Selects team next week.
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