Submitted by Austin DiBiasio
Canton HS vs. Mansfield HS
10/6/2022 5:30PM Memorial Field
The Bulldogs come into this game vs. the Hornets looking to get their 3rd win in a row.
Report:
The Bulldogs were all over the ball in the first 4 minutes, but Mansfield did get the first chance of the game when a ball from the wing was swung into the middle flying past the Canton defense. After a couple of whiffs from the Bulldogs the Mansfield attacker took the ball in his stride, stopped, dodged some defenders, and thrashed a shot off the right post. The clearance from the defense was poor, giving the Hornets a shot from the edge of the box, forcing a great one-hand save from keeper, Nick Ruggeri. The following rebound was sailed over the bar. Mansfield would have another chance about 2 minutes later where the shot from the edge of the box was blocked, but it fell down to an attacking Hornet just yards away from Ruggeri, but it was a poor shot and it was collected by the keeper. 10 minutes later, despite Canton having a lot of possession, Mansfield’s corner kick fell right to an attacker looking to put the ball in the back of the net, but once again the shot was halted by Ruggeri. Through the first 20 minutes Canton had a couple shots here and there, but in the 22nd minute, Jake McCabe put in a low shot from around the corner of the box, to maybe get a deflection from a teammate, but instead of a teammate helping to get the goal, his shot was blocked by the Mansfield goalkeeper and it popped right back out to a pair of Bulldogs, one of them being the Sophomore, Owen Morrisey, who poked it right in. To add on that the Bulldogs had a corner in the 32nd minute that was driven in low by McCabe, and after the ball made its way through a crowd of bodies, Senior Jack Lauro was there to tap it in for Canton.
Halftime - Throughout the first half Canton were very dominant and had many more chances than Mansfield.
Despite the quick start from Mansfield, when the 46th minute came, McCabe was played down the wing from a throw-in, he then cut in and out trying to shake off a Mansfield defender. He eventually got a shot off just inside the box, where the keeper would make a foot save. Having made a good save, the keeper’s job was not over, the rebound bounced right back to Morrisey and he put it away into the empty net. Just at the 52nd minute mark, Mansfield had a free kick from their side of the field that was flown into the Canton’s box. The ball bounced over everyone and an attacking Hornet was looking to capitalize. He ended up getting a shot on target but it was very poor and it was taken in by the Canton defense. In the 53rd minute, Canton defender Matt De Vito put in a beautiful cross from the left side. There were 3 Bulldogs in the box waiting for it, but it just sailed over all 3 of their heads. The chances did not stop there for the Bulldogs, in the 58th minute McCabe would make a run with the ball down the wing and into the box, running along the goal line he put in another low cross that was punched by the goalkeeper, but once again it fell right to a bulldog, this time it was Carson Eagles to tap it right in. Right at the hour mark, McCabe once again was played down the left wing, where he once again got to the goal line and passed it in to Senior Ryan Kovner who also saw a wide open net to slot the ball away. Mansfield’s first real chance of the second half came in the 66th minute where 2 Hornets were in Canton’s box looking to get on the end of a cross, the ball came in and it fell to one of the attackers. The Hornet got a shot off but from the bad angle he was at, it drifted wide of the post. Throughout the rest of the game there were no clear cut chances, but Mansfield did have some shots on net but all easy saves for Ruggeri.
Fulltime - Canton were dominant throughout the whole game and it showed based on the amount of chances they had.
Canton Goalscorers:
Owen Morrisey (22’ 52’)
Jack Lauro (32’)
Carson Eagles (58’)
Ryan Kovner (60’)
Next Game: Attleboro HS vs. Canton HS 10/12 4:00PM Attleboro HS
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