Two Marauder teams hit the highway on Monday, and encountered disparate results. The JV2s crammed into a bus with the Reserve Girls and headed north to Woodsville, a team that had tied two weeks ago. This time around Hanover rolled, earning a decisive 7-0 victory. Captain Henry Bernard, whose skill and had work earned him a varsity cameo last Saturday, had a brace, and five other Marauders tallies single goals: Asa Wise, Roan Downard, Aidan Tomlin, Eli Bush, and Jacob Rimberg. Archer Judd, stepping into the goal to replace an injured Jackson Fisher, earned his first career shutout. Fisher, remade as a field player, was a force with who to be reckoned. The JV2s return to action on Thursday, hosting Fall Mountain.
The Freshmen headed south to the Big City, playing the impressive Manchester Central frosh at Livingston Park. The Marauders had a number of golden opportunities in the first half, and the game was scoreless at the interval. The talented Little Green took control in the second half, punishing every mistake and imposing themselves for a 3-0 victory.
The Marauders started the game on the front foot, and quickly earned a corner kick. Jack McGrath sent a dangerous ball to the back post, and Jack Gardner's glancing header skimmed by the far post.
Fifteen minutes into the match, McGrath broke in alone on the Central goal, but pulled his short just wide of the post. Marauder keeper Ty Nolon kept the match scoreless with a great point blank save, and watch the rebound shot pushed just wide of the goal. Central had a number of dangerous, talented players, and in several instances only their tendency to earn offsides goals prevented the4ir from scoring.
Some hard work at midfield by Jack Stadheim gave him a chance with a clean breakaway, but he push his shot just wide of the 1goalpost. Ruh Ro. When you're 0 for Jack, it's only a matter of time that you will rue the missed opportunities. Hanover also hit a speed bump late in the first half when it was discovered that at least three of them had neglected to bring their mouthguard. One was sent off, and the others took a set, unable to get into the game. Maybe this wasn't an immediate game changer, but it signaled a troubling lack of readiness and responsibility.
Whatever the precipitating factors, Central now had control of the game. Ty Nolon again bailed his teammates out with a great point blank save. Stadheim made a dazzling recovery run to block a Central player's breakaway bid, and the half ended scoreless.
The field tilted in Central's favor in the second half. Hanover had them them off the hook in the first half, and the Little Green took full advantage. Ian Smith made a nice block on a dangerous scoring attempt, but fifteen minutes into the half a ball was played through the Marauder box and toward the endline. Ty Nolon got off his line quickly to get to the 50-50 ball, but the Central striker got to the ball first and slid a bad angle shot into the vacated goal. Two minutes later Central's skilled and delicate #9 roasted a Marauder defender and made no mistake on his hard shot, and the Little Green were up 2-0. Hanover didn't give up, getting good play from midfielders Soren Stettenheim, Simon Taenzer and Will Taylor, but it was Central who got the final goal a good shot from the corner of the 18 with 10 minutes left to play.
The Marauders will have three days to synthesize why they learned before they host Concord on Friday at Dresden.
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