AFC RAPID OPENING DAY
A festive opening day parade
on Sunday with music
from bagpipes and a
fl ag raising ceremony as
well as a moment of silence for
the recent passing of a wonderful
coach.
BANTAMS DIVISION
It was a tough opening
day for fi rst time coach Manu
Urquhart and his assistant
coach Nick Rizzi. Their Division
team, Cestras Pizza, had
a game against Uncurtain Inc.
The fi rst half kept goalie Alex
Rola quite busy who played
well throughout the game,
but was not able to stop 5 in
the fi rst half from constant
pressure from a well organized
Uncurtain. Starting defenders
Matthew Urquhart,
Madison De La Cruz and Max
Cardi started off rocky, but
played much better towards
the back end of the fi rst half.
The rest of the starters, Adriana
Rizzi, Aliana Didimenico
and cousin Gianna Didimenico,
did not get many scoring
chances as they were forced to
help out defensively for most
of the half. The second half
showed some promise for the
Cestras. Though they were
scored on twice more, they put
up a way better fi ght. A swift
counter attack spearheaded
by Adrianna Rizzi, ended with
a hand ball in the box leading
to a penalty for the Cestras. It
was calmly put away by Matthew
Urquhart. The Cestras
seemed to gain life from this
happening and had other close
chances but never were able to
score again. The game ended
7-1 in favor of Uncurtain, I
can’t wait for next week.
International Caterers
suffered a tough loss against
Spot On with a fi nal score of
5-1. Gabriel Perez assisted a
lone goal by Michael Santucci.
Jordyn Straussman played an
amazing offense with Julianna
Wisniewski while Natalie
Amelio and Jamel Lang
played a hard fought defense.
Marcos Guerrero was outstanding
as goalie as Thomas
Colt and Kaleigh Lawton was
always fi ghting for the ball.
Barino’s Market had a
tough start to the fi rst game
of the season falling behind 3
goals in the fi rst few minutes.
By halftime, the team showed
great effort and tied the game
3-3. Daniel Ellison #10 scored
3 more goals in the second
half and his twin sister, Maya
Ellison #9, scored the 7th and
fi nal goal. The game ended 7-5
with both teams, Barino’s and
American Cleaners, showing
great teamwork and effort.
For many of these children
this was the fi rst time they
ever player soccer in a game,
but it sure didn’t look like it.
Spot On started a little rocky
when International took an
early lead of 1-0, but once Spot
On got their strategy together
they continued to stay on
their game. Offensive player,
Ryan Faulkner, had an impressive
3 goals. While Nico
Camino scored 1 while also
holding down defense for half
the game. Julianna Mosca
had full fi eld breakaway for
her fi rst goal of her career.
Other offensive stand outs
were Madelyn Perrino and
Aaron Piparo each with 2 assists.
Defensively, Dominic
Ventolla controlled the ball in
mid fi eld, while Nicolette Donovan
held the opposing team
to 1 goal. Goalie Gabriel Deleon
had multiple saves and
played very well, especially
for a last minute decision to
play this position. Final score
was 5 - 1.
MINORS DIVISION
Opening Day was an exciting
one! Global Container
came out to play as they went
head to head with Brewski’s.
Irvin Ruiz scored the fi rst
goal of the game, but Brewski’s
answered quickly after.
Everyone played extremely
well, defensively, mid-fi elder’s
Lauren Esposito and
Mallory Ventolla kept the
ball on the opposing side of
the fi eld. Connor Guarnieri
had multiple saves at goal.
Offensively, Frankie Mosca
had a hat trick with 3 goals,
Richie Guarnieri had a single
goal from almost half fi eld.
Nikolas Maldando and Ruiz
also had goals in the second
half. Ryan & Sean Keily had
2 assists each. Final score
was 7-2, Global Container for
the win.
BRONX TIMES REPORTER, S 58 EPTEMBER 13-19, 2019 BTR
In their season-opening
game, Kaseman Family Chiropractic
wowed with a 5-1
triumph over Dr.
Ken Gonoud. Goals were
scored by Caleb Hernandez
(2), Cameron Faulkner-Bravo
(2), and Ayla Sanchez with
the game winner (1). The goal
was excellently tended by Gianna
Cannella, saving-not
one- but two penalties. The
midfi eld was expertly played
by Deanna Kaseman and Isabella
Diaz, and the defense
was kept strong by Owen
O’Sullivan and Gabriela Fortich.
The coaches could not
be prouder of these kids in a
stunning fi rst game that will
set the bar for what will hopefully
be a great season.
St. Benedicts were 1-0
winners over Schuyler Hill
in a tough opening day battle.
Scoring the lone goal was
Danielle Schack off the assist
from Joseph Balbona. The
midfi elders, led by Sophia
Cifu, Angelina Rodriguez,
Jason D’Agostino, and Chloe
Cruz, moved the ball up fi eld
beautifully, creating a number
of opportunities on the
attack. The defense refused
to break as Alessandra Romeo,
Isabella Bondi, Sarah
Polanco, and Wint Kennedy
quickly defused any attack
from Schuyler Hill. Sharing
the shutout with some great
saves each in goal were Ryan
Clarke and Jonathan Beauvoir.
Overall great team effort
in a hard earned win!
On a beautiful September
morning, Dr. Ken Gonoud’s
team took on Kaseman Chiropractor.
The game was
dominated by Kaseman and
their strong offensive front.
Dr. Gonoud’s team was resilient
in the second half
and managed to score 1 goal
by forward Justin Bell. The
Gonoud’s lost their fi rst game
of the season by a score of 5-1....
Coach is confi dent that the
fi rst game jitters took the aggressiveness
out of the team..
but watch out for the upcoming
second game against St.
Benedict’s. Looking forward
to next week!!!
BOYS MAJORS
The 2019 season began with
a bang for Bronxville Auto.
Early afternoon ,Bronxville
met up against Stans Sports
Bar for a very competitive affair.
The game was very competitive
for the fi rst half with
both teams showing their defensive
schemes. Bronxville’s
defense was led by Ernest
Beam, Christopher Flanagan,
Jeremiah Camares , Finn
Wiehler, Frankie Monty,and
Dylan Almestica. Offensively,
the team was led by Darin
Jurado, Max Wiehler,Mario
Noka, and Jayden Piparo.
The midfi eld made some
plays in order to support the
front line. Brian Jurado, Matteo
Marrone, Nicholas Bolla,
Aaron Diaz, Giuseppe Miero
and Daniel Lopez supported
the front line while falling
back for a defensive front.
Goalie Geo Gonzalez made
several stops to keep us in
the game. Bronxville’s Finn
Wiehler managed to score
the only goal that brought in
our fi rst victory of the season.
Well played game throughout...
looking forward to our
second match against P. Hegarty
Builders in a morning
event.
Cardinal Spellman kicked
off opening day with a 5-0 win
over P. Hegarty Builders this
weekend. The older Christos
Argyros (2-Goals) opened up
the game and season with the
fi rst goal and second goal! Following
his older cousin, little
Christos Argyros (1-Goal) also
scored which was assisted by
his big Cuz! An amazing left
footed shot from 20 yards out
by Christopher Crowe added
to Cardinal Spellman’s score.
An amazing push in offense
by the Jones Twins led to a
corner kick which then resulted
in a penalty that was
scored and secured the win
by Gino Savona. Matthew
Cuebas, Senid Godusevic had
shots on goal but the ball just
wouldn’t fi nd its way in the
net. The defensive wall was
shielded by Ryan Picard,
Ryan Barrios, Salif Kone and
Dylan Rosado. They made
sure that their goalie, Robert
“Blaise” Bauman had help in
securing their shut out.
GIRLS MAJORS
Michael Anthony vs Capital
Shield ... Hard fought game
that could have gone either
way. Capital Shield scoring
the only goal of the game with
only 2 minutes left to play. It
was a great shot chip just out
of reach over the goalies head(
Vanessa Lopez). Vanessa also
didn’t let Capital Shield score
on a penalty shot earlier in
the game. We had our chances
(Michael Anthony’s) Kayliegh
Crowe, Miranda Loughery,
and Kailey Siegmund defi -
nitely put the pressure on
Capital Shield’s defense but
weren’t able to get the ball
past there goalie this time but
are looking forward to playing
them again. The defense Abigail
Harkins, Gabby Dinino,
and Julianna Rachiele did a
tremendous job keeping Capital
Shield’s strong offense
away from their goal most of
the game. Half backs Jamie
Kibler, and Ava Shkreli had
lots of energy supporting both
offense and defense.
Capital Shield Insurance
wins their fi rst game of the
season 1-0. It was a tough game
throughout with both teams
playing hard. In the fi rst half,
offensive players Sia Karampimperis,
Jessica Dineen
and Allison Conde did a fantastic
job working the ball
up and taking shots on goalie
Vanessa but she wouldn’t let
them get one in. Assists from
Emily Gutierrez and Emmie
Rodrigz kept the pressure on.
Midfi elders Olivia Lopez and
Neomi Gonzalez did their best
to stay on players from Michael
Anthony’s during what
would be their fi rst games at
AFC. While defensive players
Nina Karampimperis, Jade
Haney and Angelica Rubino
along with Adriana Carbajal
keeping Michael Anthony’s
from getting through. But in
the second half, when they did
get through, Capital Shield’s
goalie, Charlize Apunte, had
some great saves throughout
keeping a shutout. In the last
2 minutes of the game, after
missing a fi rst penalty of the
season and getting her nerves
out, Jessica Dineen scored the
loan goal to win the game. Go
Capital Shield!!