Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Bates vs. Burscough FC

For those who haven't been to England, it rains. A lot. Last night's game unfortunately was no different than an average day around here, as it poured, on and off, for the entirety of the match. Nonetheless, the Bobcats faced off against Burscough FC (pronounced burse-cow), the U-18 squad within the premiership club. As the first-half began, it became clear that Bates was the superior team. The Bobcat offense barraged the Burscough goal, with opportunities from the likes of Pat King '10 and Rob Friedlander '10. At halftime, the score remained at 0-0. The flood gates were bound to open, however, and came crashing down ten minutes into the second-half as Duane Pelz '09 snuck one by the opposing keeper. This goal was followed up by a magical strike from Mark Grande '08 who, after smoking Pat Grater '08 in the face with a shot, put the ball top corner for a brilliant goal. Utter pandemonium ensued. Grater recovered, and was able to leave his pain behind when he scored after a scrum in the box. Finally, Topher Piazza '10 topped off the win with a goal after he challenged the keeper for a head-ball. Solid goalkeeping from both keepers gave Rob Munro '08 and Aaron Schleicher '08 shutouts in the match. Final score: 4-0 good guys. Our next game won't be until Saturday, when we'll be in London.

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