Reserves Hold Off Sharon Academy, 3-2

Wednesday was a postcard day for a match. The Reserves rolled onto the campus of Sharon Academy past the yurts in the front yard and the sugaring shack onto a field etched into one of the many hills in Vermont.  Hanover opened up dominating Sharon's half of the field.  So much so that there was enough comfort of put in our third string goalie: Matt Abilozek moved back from center defense to spell Andrew Enelow.  This pressure would continue for the first half, and eventually produce a goal from Gabe Loud.  He won a ball up front, and made his way through a number of defenders and got loose a shot that bounced off an opposing player and the goalie and into the goal.  That would be it for the half.

  In the second half, Hanover resumed the attack which yielded a second goal on a nice ball from Andew to Gabe, who eluded a defender and placed a shot in the lower corner of the net.  Sharon though, had taken some cues from other leagues and tournaments as seen on TV.  They parked the bus and waited for the counter-attack.  This would be prove to rather effective when in a moment of miscommunication in the Hanover backfield they would pounce on the ball and put in it the net.  Hanover answered once again with Gabe who received a pass from the midfield and in a similar fashion made his way past a defender and found the back of the net for his third hat trick of the season.

 Hanover wasn't out of the woods yet when Sharon once again moved on a counter-attack and netted a goal.   Hanover would continue to create chances and dominate the midfield, making runs, and effective crossing passes from James Roth, Henry Bernard, and Alec McDevitt.  The interior midfield started to realize what the defense was doing and began to take dangerous shots at the top of the box from Theo, Vinzent, and Daniel Wilson who unleashed a left-footer just over the bar with a few minutes remaining.  The defense held despite some personal changes and Matt Abilozek found his goalie hands well in time to make some critical loose ball saves in the box to hold for the win.   All in all it was a disciplined performance from Hanover where they could of lost composure on a few occasions, but didn't.  Now on to Cardigan, for a full-team reunion at 3:00. Bus leaves at 1:00.  Please bring non-perishable food items for the Cardigan food drive!