Dan Foley scored 2 goals
including the game-winner as
the Centurions (3-5) prevailed
against the last-place Passaic
Hunters (0-8) on Thursday
Sept. 29.
Going into this game the
Centurions were slumping
badly losing three in a row, and
were 2-5 overall. The Passaic
Hunters were clearly the medicine this team needed to cure
what ailed them.
The game was scheduled to
take place at 7 p.m. in New
Jersey. The game was also
played on artificial turf instead
of real grass, which meant that
the field would play much
faster, assisting the
Centurions’ speed.
The Centurions opened up
the game, playing like a team
that knew it was better than
their opponent with solid play
at all positions. The early pressure paid off when Dan Foley
scored and the Centurions
went on top 1-0 from an
emphatic assist by Vanderson
Anderson.
The Centurions maintained
the lead to halftime due to
some stellar play by goalie
Damon Custer.
Maybe it was the half time
break that made the Centurions
get overconfident or the goalie
change to Mike Klimonicz, but
the Centurions allowed the
Hunters to hang around in the
game by not capitalizing on
some opportunities that would
have put the game out of reach.
This allowed the hunters to
tie the game halfway through
the 68th minute of play.
Forward Dan Foley had started the scoring in this game and
he assured his team their effort
would not go to waste by scoring his second goal of the game
with an assist from Eugene
Harmon to put Bucks ahead for
good.
After the game coach Justin
Burroughs said, “We started
strong and we probably had
one of our best ball possession
games, but we missed some
opportunities that kept them in
the game.”
Passaic Coach Daniel
Vasquez was asked about his
team’s effort and he said, “I
think we played hard for the
first half, but I think we got
tired in the second half, but it
was a good game.”
Foley has been on fire lately,
scoring 4 goals in his last three
games, showing he does not
want this season to be a bust.
Hopefully the rest of the team
will follow suit.