Windham Boys Soccer team advances to Western
Maine Finals
High
School Soccer - Boys Varsity
October 30, 2009
Patrick Ciez and
Matt Coffee celebrate after combining on the
game-winning goal late in the second half.
Windham ME: Matt
Coffee powered the third ranked Windham boys varsity
soccer team to the Western Maine Class A Finals by
scoring both goals in their 2-1 win over
seventh ranked Greely on Friday night.
The Greely keeper
Liam Maker punches the ball away from the goal.
Windham came out
strong in the first half controlling the play with a
strong possession game. Windham couldn't capitalize
on their dominance. Greely kept Windham off the
score board until 39:21 into the half when Matt
Coffee connected on his first goal of the game with
an assist from Dana King.
Windham took the 1-0
lead into halftime.
Windham continued
their strong play into the second half putting
pressure on the Greely goal. Midway through the half
Windham Senior Adam Szklany headed the ball towards
an open Greely net. A Greely defender was able to
intercept the shot and head the ball back out to
Szklany who quickly fired it back on goal but the
Greely keeper had recovered and made a great save.
Windham coach Paul
Baber said, "Going into the half at 1-0, we knew we
needed a second goal. We knew that they would come
out strong in the second half. They came out strong
in the second half against Gorham."
Windham forward
Matt Coffee collides with the Greely keeper in the
second half.
Both teams got a scare
a few minutes later when Windham forward Matt Coffee
collided with Greely keeper Liam Maker. Maker made a
great play charging a free ball just outside the
Greely penalty area that Coffee was trying to run
down. The pressure by the Maker prevented Coffee
from getting off a shot on goal.
The Windham crowd
breathed a collective sigh of relief when Coffee
slowly got up and started walking around. Maker
remained on the ground until he was helped off the
field by trainers. Patrick Blum came into replace
Maker in Goal.
Greely evened the
score 27:11 into the second half when Jon Coyne hit
the back of the Windham net with the assist from
Matti Ingraham.
Windham Senior
David Stultz plays the ball around a Greely
defender.
Windham didn't back
down and with 8:20 left in regulation they were
rewarded for their strong play when Patrick Ciez
crossed a ball to the far side that Matt
Coffee brilliantly volleyed into the back of the
Greely net for the game winning goal.
Baber said, "That was
one of the best goals we have scored this year. That
was an unbelievable delivery, a great run to get
there and to show great composure to direct it back
on goal."
Windham forward
Matt Coffee tries to beat two defenders to get to
the Greely goal.
When asked if his team
accomplished their goal of playing a better
possession game tonight Baber said, "It was a
different game completely than against Cape
Elizabeth. We dominated, in a good way. Not
necessarily in terms of goals but definitely in
terms of possession."
Windham will play the
winner of the Scarborough vs. Portland game that
takes place at 1PM on Saturday October 31. |
