Another wet Saturday saw much of West Haven Youth Soccer League’s games delayed again, but some teams were able to see action. The Elite Soccer Camps U-14 girls travel team traveled to Wallingford Friday night for a league match-up, and come home 1-0 winners.
It was a tough match as the two teams battled back and forth. Ava Murphy played well in the midfield, and Alyvia Ginsberg and Melissa Tsakonas worked hard on defense to break-up the speedy attacks of the Wallingford strikers. Ariana Izzo scored the lone goal of the game, calmly knocking home a penalty kick that Brooke Flaherty drew late in the second half. Brooke Throm put in a lot of hustle for the Westies, chasing down balls and keeping the pressure on the Wallingford defenders. Wallingford made a push in the final minutes to try to get a tie out of the game, but Cassie Wadeka held strong to keep the shut-out and help the Elite Soccer Camps U-14 girls improve to 2-0 on the season.
The Rock House School of Music U-19 Boys Travel Team hosted Orange Saturday afternoon, winning, 3-1. In a game that saw both sides have a man sent off, Bernard Ocansey opened the scoring in the first half for West Haven, and Jonathan Parra-Gonzalez netted the second. First half goalkeeper Joey Buestan Lojano let just one goal in from a packed box.
In the second half, Raady Rahman made the score 3-1, and goalkeeper John McLaughlin kept Orange for adding to the scoreline.
The Gunning Law Firm U-19 boys travel team played North Haven at home Saturday and jumped to a 2-0 lead behind goals from Derrick Meza and Danny Morales. Meza chipped the ball over a rushing North Haven goalie midway through the first half, and Morales blasted a ball into the top corner from about 20 yards out in the beginning of the second half.
North Haven then woke up, scoring three unanswered goals to take a 3-2 lead. West Haven was not out though, as Morales picked up his second goal of the night by sliding the ball past the goalie to tie the game at three with less than a minute to go. The score remained locked at three, to help the Gunning Law Firm U-19 boys travel team improve to 2-0-2 on the season.