The Marauder Junior Varsity had a successful road opener at Londonderry, breaking open a 2-2 halftime tie with three second half goals, and cruising to a 5-2 victory. Christo Dragnev paced the attack with a hat trick, and Blake Palmer and Sawyer Hanlon added single scores.
Dragnev staked Hanover to a 2-0 lead with a brace in the early going. Five minutes into the match he beat one defender and then megged the next before beating the goalkeeper to open the scoring. He was back at it five minutes later, pouncing on the rebound from a Lincoln Adams blast from the left side and crushing a left-footer of his own from the penalty spot to double the score. Londonderry responded with two goal in the final three minutes of the half, which ended with the two teams deadlocked.
The Marauders didn't wait long to respond, regaining the lead five minutes after the interval on Blake Palmer's first goal of the season, a near-post left footer, with Sawyer Hanlon collecting the assist.
Dragev then completed his hattie with a chip shot that just grazed the outstretched fingertips of the luckless keeper. Hanlon completed the scoring with a penalty kick after Lincoln Adams was hauled down in the box. Knowing that the keeper would be expecting a hard shot to the side, Sawyer cleverly hit a weak dribbler up the middle, and his ploy succeeded.
Harris LaRock went the distance in goal, and had a busy day, collecting nine saves. Dragnev, Palmer and Colm Seigne each had four shots to lead the Marauders in that category. Will Laycock had only one crack at the goal, but it was a prodigious blast from outside the box.
The Marauders return to action on Tuesday with a road game at Exeter. The bus will depart at 1:30.
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