Photos: Ballsy Battle
The Guilderland Dutchmen and Voorheesville Blackbirds had a tough opening match on the pitch to start of the season for both teams on Tuesday August 29th.
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Rushing forward: Guilderland’s Brandon Ford dribbles past the sliding tackle of Max
Ellis of Troy in the first half. Ford scored the lone goal in the game for the
Dutchmen.
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In the Dutchmen’s opening contest, the team dominated most of the time against Troy High School on Tuesday afternoon. But one goal post later, Guilderland hung onto the game with a 1-to-0 win. Jumping past the sliding tackle of Troy’s Max Ellis, Guilderland’s Brandon Ford heads toward the goal. Ford scored later in the first half.
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Hard foul: Guilderland’s Chris Friguletto goes into Troy’s goalie off a free kick to
battle for the ball in the first half. Friguletto was called for the
foul.
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Play was physical all game long as Guilderland’s Chris Friguletto bumps into Troy’s goaltender during Guilderland’s free kick; Friguletto was called for a foul on the play.
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Aggression persisted even for headers as Guilderland’s Adam Couture and Troy’s Kevin Vargas battle for the ball.
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Pushing away from his defender, Guilderland’s Casey Tynan shoves a Troy player to get
the ball during the second half.
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Making the play: Guilderland’s Alex Mendel looks to make a through pass to a teammate
during the first half of Guilderland’s opening game against Troy at Troy High
School on Tuesday afternoon. The Dutch won, 1 to 0.
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The Voorheesville Blackbirds traveled to Ichabod Crane to kick off the season on Tuesday evening. The Blackbirds fought hard throughout the game but came up short in overtime in the 2-to-1 loss. Getting up for the ball, Voorheesville’s Jacob Dykstra, left, gets a head on the ball as an Ichabod Crane player puts his forearm into Dykstra’s back during the second half.
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Making big saves for his team all game long, Voorheesville’s PJ Parker slides to make a save in the first half.
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Seeing the field: Voorheesville’s Ian Reeve dribbles up the field during the first half
of the Blackbirds’ first game of the season against Ichabod Crane.
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Eyes wide: Voorheesville’s Connor Dolin rushes toward the loose ball against an
Ichabod Crane player in the second half of the Blackbirds’ 2-to-1 overtime loss
Tuesday evening.
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Making it look easy: Voorheesville’s Joe Saia dribbles up the field in the first half.
Saia scored the lone goal for the Blackbirds in the 2-to-1 overtime
loss.