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5-9-0 League / 8-10-0 Overall
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| 08/29(NL) | Glens Falls | 2 | Lake George | 0 | Glens Falls opened the 2008 season with a win over Lake George in the first game of the Adirondack Shootout Soccer Tournament held at Glens Falls’ Morse Athletic Complex. Both teams were held scoreless during the first half, with fairly even play from both teams. Following the half, the Indians came out strong when Zack Weidner received a Joe Celeste feed through midfield and netted for the Indians. The second goal came at the end of a string of missed shots and errant passes that moved through several players and finally ricocheted off the foot of Keenan Round in front of the net for the goal. Glens Falls had strong games from several players including Jamie Bruening and Peter Sliva. Cameron Jones, who did a great job keeping the game close, anchored Lake George. |
| 08-30 (NL) | Fort Ann | 1 | Glens Falls | 2 | Glens Falls and Fort Ann took it to overtime in the second game of the Adirondack Shootout at Glens Falls’ Morse Athletic Complex. Each team had netted in the first half. Glens Falls controlled much of the pace of the game and they opened the scoring at 25:00 of the first half when Keenan Round was able to tap in a well placed cross by Josh Wadleigh. However, with less than a minute left in the half, Fort Ann was awarded a penalty kick when a Glens Falls player handled the ball in the box. The Cardinals’ Joe Shevy stepped up to the penalty spot and just beat the outstretched Glens Falls keeper to tie up the game. A persistent Fort Ann defense held Glens Falls to a scoreless second half to send the game into overtime. At the nine-minute mark of the first overtime, Josh Wadleigh once again found Keenan Round in front of the net. This time Round headed the cross in to put the game away. Glens Falls had a complete team effort from every player who played- piling up 30 shots over the course of the game and controlling much of the pace of the game. Fort Ann keeper Dexter Durkee played a fantastic game in net for the Cardinals. |
| 9/6 (NL) | Elmira Free Academy | 4 | Glens Falls | 1 | Glens Falls started off day the High School Hall of Fame Cup tournament with a loss to Elmira Free Academy of Section IV. EFA was the first team to strike when Matt Praino took advantage of sloppy marking off a throw-in. Praino’s forward run past a sleeping Glens Falls defense was easily slipped by the Glens Falls keeper for the opener. Glens Falls fought back quickly to tie up the game with a left wing blast by midfielder Josh Wadleigh who received a pass from Matt Mason and buried it in the net. The first half ended with the score tied at one goal apiece. A drenching rain marked the second half and EFA took advantage of the sloppy conditions and sloppy play by the Indians. Frankie Manino scored the second half hat trick to put the game away early for the winners. Two of the goals were unassisted and Praino assisted the other. |
| 9/7 (NL) | Glens Falls | 2 | Chittenango | 1 | Glens Falls finished off day two of the High School Hall of Fame tournament with a win over feisty Chittenango of Section III. Chittenango was the first team to strike when Phil Anson converted on a sloppy clearance by the Indians back line. A few minutes later, Anson had to leave the game with a broken nose after a collision in the goalmouth with the Glens Falls keeper Ben Spilman. The second half was dominated by Glens Falls and they were able to post two big goals by senior captain Zack Weidner. The first goal came off a brilliant forward run by Jamie Bruening through midfield to find Weidner at the top of the box. The second came from a cross from Josh Wadleigh that was initially touched by Keenan Round and eventually placed in the goal by an outstretched Weidner. |
| 9/9 | Glens Falls | 1 | Broadalbin-Perth | 2 | Broadalbin-Perth relied on a gritty second half performance to defeat the host Glens Falls Indians in a hard fought Foothills Council opening day win. Glens Falls was the first team to strike midway through the first half. Keenan Round mishandled Jamie Bruening’s cross in the box and Zack Weidner took advantage to tap it in for the opening goal. At the half the Indians held the upper hand with the one goal lead. Both teams came out hard in the second half. But it was the Patriot’s aggressive attack and quickness that bested the Indians defense. A weak goal kick and poor defensive positioning allowed Steve Sullivan to receive a clear pass from Caleb Gruet that he finished into the upper left corner of the goal. With just minutes left in the game, Colby Russell’s throw-in was centered by Sullivan to an on-rushing Gruet, taking the Indians defense by surprise, and scoring the winning goal. Broadalbin-Perth keeper Jared LaPorte played a fantastic game in goal for the Patriots; keeping the game close despite Glens Falls leading the game in shots. The Patriots also had good games from Jared Retersdorf and the defensive unit led by Dan Lewis and anchored by Anand Shah. |
| 9/12 | Glens Falls | 3 | Johnstown | 2 | The officials said it best at the end of the game, “That was the story of two halves”. With a hard rain falling for the entire game, Glens Falls came out hard in the first half to notch the first goal just minutes into the contest. The Indians Keenan Round placed a great pass on the foot of strike partner Josh Wadleigh and Wadleigh buried it home to give the Indians the early lead. Glens Falls continued to dominate throughout the first half, but a determined Johnstown squad kept the score at 1-0 to enter the half. Following the halftime break, Johnstown came out looking to equalize and did so with a scrappy struggle in front of the net. Glens Falls keeper Ben Spilman initially mishandled the ball in the crease as several players tried to clear it, but it was Johnstown’s Nick Cannizzo who finally poked it into the net. The Sir Bills looked to have the momentum following the goal, until midway through the second half when Patrick Smotzer sent a lofting early cross into the box from the right flank that connected with Keenan Round. Round played the ball just right and skip-headed the ball just over the reach of the Johnstown keeper Nick Rovazzini. The game seemed put away, until Johnstown received a corner kick with five minutes left in regulation. Mario Balzano’s cross came directly in front of the Indians keeper who hesitated on the grab and was beaten to the ball by Tommy Horning who pasted it into the net for a deserving tying goal. Following a scoreless and exciting first overtime period, the Indians came out strong and determined in the second. The eventual game winner was scored by Sam Caruso who gathered up a loose ball 25 yards from the goal and blasted it just under the cross bar to end the contest. |
| 9/16 | Scotia-Glenville | 1 | Glens Falls | 0 | Scotia and Glens Falls played a hard fought stalemate for much of the first half, with each team having opportunities on net and forcing the keepers to earn their saves. However, with five minutes remaining in the first half, Scotia's Nate Crow carried the ball from the right flank past several Glens Falls defenders and blasted a shot past the Indians keeper. This would prove to be the game winner as neither team was able to convert in the second half. Scotia had a strong game from Elliot Gordon who pestered the Glens Falls backs all afternoon and Scotia's defensive line didn't allow a single shot on goal during the second half. On the other end, Glens Falls keeper Ben Spilman made several huge saves to keep the Indians in the game for the full eighty minutes. |
| 9/18 | Gloversville | 5 | Glens Falls | 0 | The Gloversville Dragons continued their winning ways with a dominating win over Glens Falls in Foothills action. The Dragons got on the boards early with a goal by Jarred Antonucci just two minutes into the game. Mike Capano’s throw-in from deep in the Glens Falls zone went untouched by the Indians defense and Antonucci had little trouble beating the Indians keeper. Antonucci scored his second goal of the afternoon when he picked up an errant forward pass that darted through the Glens Falls a beat the keeper with a breakaway goal. Following the half the Indians made some adjustments that initially resulted in some more competitive play at midfield. However, midway through the second half, the Dragons speedy attack and team play took advantage of several Glens Falls defensive and midfield mistakes to score three additional goals by Brandon Cooper, Marco Delilli, and Josh Krajcir (assisted by Maurice Carpenter). Despite the lopsided score, Glens Falls keeper, Ben Spilman, had another outstanding game for the Indians. |
| 9/20 | Glens Falls | 0 | Queensbury | 2 | The Queensbury Spartans improved their league record to 4-1-0 with a cross-town rivalry defeat of Glens Falls. Andrew Sconzo opened the scoring for the Spartans in the 32nd minute of play when Tanner Kietzman sent a long pass to the opposite corner and Sconzo beat his defender then finished past the keeper on the near post. Queensbury put the game away with just two minutes left in the game. Mike Majewski sent a ball across the goalmouth and past the Glens falls keeper to a streaking Chris Coughlan on the far post. The Glens Falls defense and keeper failed to adjust and Coughlan had little trouble hitting the back of the net. The Queensbury defense of Brandon Neddo, Ryan Cassidy, Chris Coughlan, and Caleb Johnson played an excellent game and didn’t allow the Indians to get a single shot in the second half. |
| 9/24 | South Glens Falls | 1 | Glens Falls | 0 | South High and Glens Falls each had a classic battle today at South High with much of the game played between the eighteen yard lines and both teams creating opportunities to score. Glens Falls best chance came early in the first half, when Josh Wadleigh rifled a point blank shot off the post that was eventually cleared by the South High defense. The second half continued to be a high paced stalemate with the eventual game winner coming with 12:43 left in the match. Erik Curley took the ball to the goal line to beating the Indians defender and drawing out the GF keeper Ben Spilman. Spilman got in the balls path and it was deflected out in front of the goal where James Catillaz placed his shot between the two center backs and hit the back of the net. Shots on goal were virtually equal with SGF having 16 and GF having 15. |
| 9/26 | Glens Falls | 5 | Hudson Falls | 0 | Glens Falls and Hudson Falls competed in local action on a rainy and wet surface with Glens Falls coming out on top with a 5-0 win. Glens Falls controlled much of the pace of the game throughout and received a great all around team effort in the win. The Indians were awarded a penalty kick, just eight minutes into the game, when Jamie Bruening was shoved down in the box by a Tigers’ defender. Bruening converted on the PK. Bruening went on to score the second goal just six minutes later when his corner kick try was mishandled by the Hudson Falls keeper and fell into the net. Josh Wadleigh rounded out the first half goals when he converted a left footed shot at the end of a field long counter attack. The Tigers best chances came early in the second half as they applied pressure to the Indians defense but were unable to convert. Glens Falls got back on the boards on a 25-yard shot from Sam Caruso that blazed by the Tigers keeper. Wadleigh scored his second of the afternoon as he finished on a far post cross by Jamie Bruening. The Tigers had strong games from Nick Miller and Tyler Mullen and Ben Neadle. |
| 10/1 | Broadalbin-Perth | 2 | Glens Falls | 0 | Broadalbin-Perth used a strong offensive and defensive effort today to defeat Glens Falls 2-0. The Patriots were able to control the pace of the game off the opening whistle and used good ball possession to create their first goal. Jared Retersdorf served the ball to the top of the Indian’s box and Allesandro Macchiarelli was able to get a touch on it and strike it into the far upper corner of the net for a 1-0 advantage. In the second half, Glens Falls increased their pressure on the Patriots back line but was unable to create a strong scoring threat. B-P put the game away with 5 minutes remaining as Nate Dick and Macchiarelli passed their way down the left side of the field and served the ball into the box to Scott Harder. Harder one-timed it past Indian’s goalie Ben Spilman to make it 2-0. For the game, the Patriots outshot the Indians 15-5 and had the advantage in corners 4-0. B-P keeper Jared LaPorte earned his 6th shutout of the season. |
| 10/3 | Johnstown | 0 | Glens Falls | 2 | Glens Falls scored a goal in each half of play to take the second meeting of these two Foothills programs. Glens Falls netted the first goal of the match on a ten yard blast by Keenan Round that was initially touched by the keeper but he was unable to handle it. Matt Distler assisted from the flank. The second goal came with just two minutes remaining in the game. Josh Wadleigh split two defenders at midfield and converted on the breakaway. |
| 10/6 | Glens Falls | 0 | Scotia-Glenville | 1 | Glens Falls and Scotia played another high intensity and hard fought battle in Foothills competition. The first half saw a commanding Glens Falls midfield attack during which Glens Falls led Scotia in shots 8-2. An exciting half of play ended with a penalty kick being awarded to the tartans following a clumsy tackle in the box. Scotia’s Andrew Sickles stepped up to take the shot but the Indians keeper Ben Spilman stopped his attempt with a minute remaining in the half. Both teams entered the second half intent on getting the go ahead goal. Midway through the half, Glens Falls ended up conceding the only goal of the match on a strong finish by Nate Crow who tapped in a short pass from Nick Alescio at the penalty spot. On the game, Glens Falls finished with the shots advantage 14-7. Scotia led in corner kicks 6-0. |
| 10/8 | Glens Falls | 0 | Gloversville | 2 | In yet another Foothills challenge, the Glens Falls Indians out shot the visiting Gloversville Dragons only to lose 2-0. The first half of play was a virtual deadlock with both teams creating opportunities and having chances on net. However, it was a poorly cleared Indians ball in the box that ricocheted off a Gloversville player and fell at the feet of Eric Lucas near the penalty spot. Lucas’ finish beat the Indians keeper, Ben Spilman, on the far post to put the Dragons ahead going into the half. The halftime stats had the teams tied with eight shots apiece and five saves for each keeper. In the second half, Glens Falls came out hard and created more opportunities, only to be denied time and again by the Dragons keeper Dan Krajcir. The Indians put the game away midway through the second half when the Dragons Eric Lucas intercepted a poor flank pass. Lucas fed the ball to Marco Delilli who played a through ball to Jarred Antonucci at the top of the box. Antonucci took a touch then chipped it into the far post upper ninety. Glens Falls best opportunity to get back into the game came when they were awarded an indirect free kick just inside the box. Sam Caruso rolled the ball to Zack Weidner whose shot was blasted off the post and Krajcir saved the rebound shot. Both team’s defensive units had outstanding games. The Indians finished the match with the advantage in shots 19-10. |
| 10/10 | Queensbury | 1 | Glens Falls | 0 | Queensbury recorded its third shutout of the week with a hard fought win over Glens Falls. Brandon Neddo got the games only goal, (also his first career goal) with 12:44 remaining in the first half, when he delivered a ball from about 40 yds out on a restart. The ball was sent across to the far post and it beat Glens Falls Keeper Ben Spilman who was screened on the play. Spilman had already made several outstanding saves earlier in the half to keep the score at 0-0. The Indians came out hard in the second half and put heavy pressure on the Spartans, keeping the ball on the Spartans side of the field for much of the second half. The Indians came close several times, but could not find the back of the net. Neddo and fellow center back Caleb Johnson had outstanding games for the Spartans and Zach Weidner and Peter Sliva played outstanding for the Indians. |
| 10/15 | Glens Falls | 3 | South Glens Falls | 2 | What started out as a stalemate between two local rivals turned into a shootout in the second half of this Foothills Council match. Following a scoreless first half that saw some spectacular goalkeeping, the floodgates opened to create some very exciting soccer. Within an eight minute span, the two teams went shot for shot to tally up a total of four goals. Glens Falls got on the board first when Zack Weidner gathered up a ball outside the left side of the box, dribbled through several South High defenders and blasted a shot into the back of the net. Three minutes later, the Bulldogs’ James Catillaz performed a similar feat as he too showed the technical ability to dribble through a crowd to tie up the match. Just a minute and a half later, the Indian’s Josh Wadleigh got onto the end of a long service from Alex Garrett that resulted in a foot race with the South High back. Wadleigh’s shot beat the keeper on the right side to put the Indian’s ahead with 15:55 remaining. But that wouldn’t be the end of it. Just three after the Indian’s go-ahead goal the Bulldog’s Shane Lefleur sent a cross to the top of the box. The Indian’s keeper, Ben Spilman, came off his line to grab the ball but arrived too late. Once again James Catillaz made the Indians pay for the mistake and slipped the ball past the onrushing keeper for the equalizer with twelve minutes left in regulation. The game winner came just one minute into the first overtime when Josh Wadleigh sent a cross from the left flank to the far side of the box. Keenan Round settled the pass and tapped it into the net to beat the Bulldogs outstanding freshman keeper Chase Brooks. The Bulldogs had a very strong game from Jack Bouchard and Mark Leeson. Glens Falls’ Joe Celeste and Peter Sliva had standout games for the Indians. |
| 10/17 | Hudson Falls | 1 | Glens Falls | 2 | Glens Falls opened the scoring midway through the first half on a long ball from Matt Mason to Matt Connell who received the ball at the six-yard box and skip headed it into the net. Just beating the Tigers keeper Ryan Darfler. A few minutes later, the Indians Sam Caruso received a square pass from Zach Weidner in the middle of the field, took a touch toward net and blasted a shot just under the cross bar from twenty five yards out. Hudson Falls was able to get one back on a free kick that was chipped over the defensive line by Dan Archambault. The shot took the Indians players by surprise and several Tigers ran on to the ball. The ball was battered about a few times, but eventually tapped into the net by Elijah Kassie. The second half saw the Indians control much of the pace and possession of the game with frequent shot at goal, but with no goals to show for their efforts thanks to the outstanding play of Darfler between the pipes. |
*Updated 10-19-08
