Freshman Lead the Way in Home Opener

With eight new starters including six freshman the Bobcats took the field Wednesday night for the home opener to the the 2015 season.

I thought we displayed some good possession in the first 25 minutes and created a handful of chances, but I would have liked to have seen a little bit faster speed of play.

Freshman Kelvin Tata

Freshman Kelvin Tata got things going for us early as he drove the end-line and his cut back pass to classmate Guy Nabo put the defender in a tough position and it resulted in an own goal.

Bethany own goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iuhq9KVk79Y

Early in the second half Nabo would collect a long punt from keeper Hassan Mostafa.  Nabo would calmly tuck the ball past the diving Bethany keeper as the defenders closed in on him.

Nabo goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ksDk4HKNlY

 Overall I thought it was good way to start the season.  We did have a few defensive lapses, but that's to be expected with a young team.  The more comfortable we get playing with each other the more we'll learn how to keep our shape better and transition to defense more effectively.

Freshman Guy Nabo

Next up we will host our annual Labor Day tournament with games against Centenary College (NJ) on Saturday at 4:30pm and Bridgewater College (Va) on Sunday at 1:30pm.