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POMFRET — The Pomfret School boys’ varsity soccer team beat Canterbury School Nov. 3. Pomfret goals came from: Declan Chapman 1st minute, 7th minute, 11th minute; Grant Maurer 16th minute, 48th minute, 65th minute and Fred Coulibaly 54th and 60th. Assists: Fred Coulibaly, Devin Walcott (2), Declan Chapman; Pomfret Saves: Austin Kendig 1 save; Javier Alonso 1 save
According to Patrick Burke: “In our pregame meeting, coach Montoro Alonso urged the Pomfret boys’ varsity soccer team to start strong and score twice before Canterbury could get ‘off the bus.’ Well, our team listened, and in the first minute we had a 1-0 lead after a strong individual run from Declan Chapman. We continued to push the tempo and in the 7th minute Declan had his second. We were playing with good pace and intensity, and in the first 10 minutes Cole Castro, Dylan Tran, Fred Coulibaly, and Grant Maurer all went close. Already with a brace, Declan was able to get his 11 minute hat-trick after a nice play from Devin Walcott found him in space. Grant fired in a powerful shot from 25 yards out for our fourth goal. We got strong minutes from Nate Watson, Nick Ferrucci, Caleb White, Lawrence Viola, and Van Horvath, and our attacks continued to be quick and effective. Our defense of Eumir Rodriguez, Ryan Cho, Gerald Gao, Henry Cattell, Lyle Bernard, Ethan Forbes, and goalkeeper Austin Kendig remained focused.”
A small mental lapse in the 28th minute allowed Canterbury’s #12 to get an open look at goal and he was able to get one back for the Saints.
Burke said: “In the 48th minute a free kick from Devin was “dummied” by Eumir and found the feet of Grant who coolly placed his shot in the net. In the 54th minute some nice possession got the ball to Fred at the top of the box and his quick turn and shot gave us a 6-1 advantage. Just four minutes later a great ball over the top from Declan found the onrushing Fred who finished into the corner past Canterbury’s keeper. This offensive outburst wasn’t finished yet, as some nice passing from our defense to our midfield got Declan an opportunity from distance. Declan’s shot was saved by Canterbury’s keeper, but Grant was the first to follow up and finished off a hat-trick of his own. Goalkeeper Javier Alonso kept our defense focused and we were able to continue to attack with success. Lawrence and Van combined well, while Cole, Caleb, Jerry, Anson, Tareq and Nick created space for each other and frequently tested Canterbury’s defenders and goalkeeper."
By Patrick Burke
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