Anna Maria vs Wentworth (11/14/09)

BOSTON, Mass. – Junior forward Elliott Richmond (Amherst, Mass.) scored the game’s only goal, coming with 5:36 remaining in regulation as the Wentworth Institute of Technology men’s soccer team advanced to the championship game of the 2009 ECAC Division III New England Men’s Soccer Tournament with a 1-0 win over Anna Maria.

The top-seeded and host Leopards came out firing, putting a pair of shots on goal in the opening 2:19 and had a third deflected out of bounds by a defender.  However, junior keeper Eric Perkins (Peabody, Mass.) came up with a pair of saves and added a third at the 2:59 mark.

Wentworth continued to carry play, taking an early, 8-0 shot advantage and holding the AMCATS without a shot for the first 20:20.  However, the Leopards were unable to find the back of the net.  At the end of the first half Wentworth held a 15-2 shot advantage and an 8-1 corner advantage.

The Leopards came out of the break the same way they went into it and had four early shots, none of which were on target.  Anna Maria had a chance to go ahead in the 72nd minute but a header was saved by junior keeper Brian Pearsall (Sanford, Maine).

Sophomore Patrick Platner (Northford, Conn.) converted a throw-in to Richmond, who would take a shot from 25 yards out.  Perkins made the initial save, but the ball deflected off of him into the back of the net.

Anna Maria had one final attempt, but a shot in the waning seconds of the game went left of the goal.

Pearsall made three saves to pick up his sixth shutout of the season.  Perkins made six saves for the AMCATS.  Wentworth held a 23-7 shot advantage and a 13-1 advantage on corner kicks.

With the win Wentworth improves to 14-8 and will play for the ECAC Championship tomorrow, marking the second time in three seasons the Leopards have advanced to the title game.  Anna Maria sees its season end at 11-9.

 

Soccer Box Score

 
Soccer Box Score (Final)
2009 Wentworth Leopard Soccer
Anna Maria vs Wentworth (11/14/09 at Boston, Mass.)

Anna Maria (11-9) vs.
Wentworth (14-8)
Date: 11/14/09 Attendance: 175
Weather: Rain, 54 degrees; Wind NE @ 15 MPH

Goals by period   1  2  Total 
Anna Maria  0  0  0 
Wentworth  0  1  1 

Anna Maria
Pos  ##  Player  Sh  SOG   G   A  Foul  Min 
GK   30  Eric Perkins   0  0  0  0  0  90 
MID   2   Matthew McKillop   0  0  0  0  0  90 
FWD   3   Justin Hyland   2  1  0  0  0  90 
FWD   4   Enco Lika   4  2  0  0  0  90 
MID   6   Michael Schofield   0  0  0  0  0  19 
DEF   7   Michael Allard   0  0  0  0  0  90 
FWD   8   George Markopoulos   0  0  0  0  0  90 
MID   9   Armen Billian   0  0  0  0  0  19 
MID   17  Joshua Bernardo   1  0  0  0  0  90 
DEF   19  Cody Brigham   0  0  0  0  0  90 
DEF   20  Robert Delaney   0  0  0  0  0  90 
      --- Substitutes --- 
  10  Dan Dziminski   0  0  0  0  0  71 
  16  Robert Nickerson   0  0  0  0  0  71 
    Totals.........  7  3  0  0  13 

##  Goalie  Minutes   GA  Saves 
30  Eric Perkins   90:00  1  6 

Wentworth
Pos  ##  Player  Sh  SOG   G   A  Foul  Min 
GK   33  Brian Pearsall   0  0  0  0  0  90 
FWD   3   John Golden   2  1  0  0  0  52 
MID   6   Jake Buzzell   1  0  0  0  0  90 
DEF   12  Anthony Berntsen   1  1  0  0  0  90 
MID   14  David Lagarce   1  1  0  0  0  64 
DEF   15  Patrick Platner   0  0  0  1  0  90 
MID   17  Ben Nasman   6  1  0  0  0  90 
MID   19  Nick Brown   3  1  0  0  0  64 
FWD   20  Elliott Richmond   3  1  1  0  0  53 
DEF   22  Mike Digman   0  0  0  0  0  90 
MID   24  Dan Santacroce   5  0  0  0  0  90 
      --- Substitutes --- 
  4   John Geleski   0  0  0  0  0  28 
  10  Matt Racca   0  0  0  0  0  38 
  11  Jesse Paolella   0  0  0  0  0  26 
  25  Devin Richard   1  1  0  0  0  35 
    Totals.........  23  7  1  1  11 

##  Goalie  Minutes   GA  Saves 
33  Brian Pearsall   90:00  0  3 

Shots by period   1  2  Total 
Anna Maria  2  5  7 
Wentworth  15  8  23 
Corner kicks   1  2  Total 
Anna Maria  1  0  1 
Wentworth  8  5  13 
Saves by period   1  2  Total 
Anna Maria  6  0  6 
Wentworth  1  2  3 
Fouls   1  2  Total 
Anna Maria  5  8  13 
Wentworth  5  6  11 
SCORING SUMMARY
Goal  Time  Team  Goal Scorer  Assists  Description 
1.  84:24  WIT   Elliott Richmond (3)  Patrick Platner  shot initially saved, but deflected off keeper 

CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS
AMC   #4  Enco Lika   Yellow card  40:59 
WIT   #17  Ben Nasman   Yellow card  88:43 

Officials: Referee: Bill Morrone; Asst. Referee: Delfim Rainho; Michael Correia; Timekeeper: Mike O'Boyle; Scorer: Bill Gorman;
Offsides: Anna Maria 0, Wentworth 1.

2009 ECAC Division III New England Men's Soccer Tournament Semifinal #1

 

Shot Chart

 
Shot Chart
2009 Wentworth Leopard Soccer
Anna Maria vs Wentworth (11/14/09 at Boston, Mass.)


                               Team Shot Summary

 Anna Maria                               Wentworth
 -------------------------                -------------------------
 TOTAL SHOTS ATTEMPTED       7            TOTAL SHOTS ATTEMPTED      23
 BLOCKED BY DEFENSE          1            BLOCKED BY DEFENSE          5
 SHOTS OFF TARGET            3            SHOTS OFF TARGET           11
 POSTS                       0            POSTS                       0
 SHOTS ON TARGET             3            SHOTS ON TARGET             7
   SAVED BY GOALIE           3              SAVED BY GOALIE           6
   GOALS SCORED              0              GOALS SCORED              1

 

Play-by-Play Summary

 
Play-by-Play (Final)
2009 Wentworth Leopard Soccer
Anna Maria vs Wentworth (11/14/09 at Boston, Mass.)

1st Period

[00:00] Eric Perkins at goalie for Anna Maria.
[00:00] Brian Pearsall at goalie for Wentworth.
[00:13] Shot by WIT Ben Nasman, SAVE Eric Perkins.
[02:19] Shot by WIT Nick Brown, SAVE Eric Perkins.
[02:23] Shot by WIT Dan Santacroce BLOCKED.
Corner kick by WIT Nick Brown [02:53].
[02:59] Shot by WIT David Lagarce, SAVE Eric Perkins.
Corner kick by WIT Nick Brown [03:16].
[04:00] Shot by WIT Ben Nasman WIDE RIGHT.
Foul on Wentworth.
Corner kick by AMC Enco Lika [05:59].
Foul on Wentworth.
[09:39] Shot by WIT Ben Nasman BLOCKED.
Corner kick by WIT Nick Brown [09:59].
[14:07] Shot by WIT Elliott Richmond WIDE LEFT.
[14:50] Shot by WIT John Golden, SAVE Eric Perkins.
Corner kick by WIT David Lagarce [15:14].
[15:30] Header Shot by WIT Ben Nasman HIGH.
Corner kick by WIT David Lagarce [18:11].
Foul on Anna Maria.
[19:08] AMC substitution: Dan Dziminski for Michael Schofield.
[19:08] AMC substitution: Robert Nickerson for Armen Billian.
[20:20] Shot by AMC Joshua Bernardo WIDE RIGHT.
Foul on Anna Maria.
[21:21] Shot by WIT Dan Santacroce WIDE RIGHT.
Foul on Wentworth.
[22:12] WIT substitution: Devin Richard for Elliott Richmond.
[22:12] WIT substitution: Matt Racca for John Golden.
[23:15] Shot by WIT Dan Santacroce WIDE RIGHT.
Foul on Wentworth.
[25:28] WIT substitution: John Geleski for David Lagarce.
[25:28] WIT substitution: Jesse Paolella for Nick Brown.
[26:44] Shot by WIT Devin Richard, SAVE Eric Perkins.
Foul on Wentworth.
[30:21] Shot by AMC Enco Lika, SAVE Brian Pearsall.
Corner kick by WIT Jesse Paolella [32:19].
Corner kick by WIT Jesse Paolella [35:28].
[38:33] Shot by WIT Jake Buzzell WIDE RIGHT.
[39:39] Shot by WIT Dan Santacroce BLOCKED.
Foul on Anna Maria.
[40:59] Yellow card on AMC Enco Lika.
Foul on Anna Maria.
Corner kick by WIT Mike Digman [42:43].
Foul on Anna Maria.
[44:43] Shot by WIT Anthony Berntsen, SAVE Eric Perkins.
End of period [45:00].

2nd Period

Start of 2nd period [45:00].
For WIT: #3 John Golden, #6 Jake Buzzell, #12 Anthony Berntsen, #14 David Lagarce, #15 Patrick Platner, #17 Ben Nasman, #19 Nick Brown, #20 Elliott Richmond, #22 Mike Digman, #24 Dan Santacroce, #33 Brian Pearsall.
[47:11] Shot by WIT Elliott Richmond WIDE LEFT.
Foul on Wentworth.
[49:10] Shot by WIT Nick Brown HIGH.
Foul on Anna Maria.
Foul on Wentworth.
[52:37] Shot by WIT Nick Brown WIDE RIGHT.
Corner kick by WIT David Lagarce [52:55].
Foul on Anna Maria.
Corner kick by WIT David Lagarce [55:48].
[57:04] Shot by WIT Dan Santacroce WIDE RIGHT.
Corner kick by WIT David Lagarce [58:29].
Foul on Wentworth.
[60:23] Shot by AMC Enco Lika BLOCKED.
Foul on Wentworth.
[63:34] Shot by WIT Ben Nasman BLOCKED.
Foul on Wentworth.
Foul on Anna Maria.
[66:43] Shot by AMC Enco Lika, SAVE Brian Pearsall.
[67:16] Shot by WIT Ben Nasman BLOCKED.
Corner kick by WIT Nick Brown [67:45].
[68:26] Offside against Wentworth.
[69:19] WIT substitution: Devin Richard for Elliott Richmond.
[69:19] WIT substitution: Matt Racca for John Golden.
[71:02] Header Shot by AMC Justin Hyland, SAVE Brian Pearsall.
Foul on Anna Maria.
[74:54] WIT substitution: Jesse Paolella for Nick Brown.
[75:25] WIT substitution: John Geleski for David Lagarce.
[79:46] WIT substitution: John Golden for Devin Richard.
[79:46] WIT substitution: Elliott Richmond for Matt Racca.
Corner kick by WIT John Geleski [80:04].
Foul on Anna Maria.
[80:34] Shot by WIT John Golden HIGH.
[81:51] WIT substitution: Nick Brown for John Geleski.
[81:51] WIT substitution: David Lagarce for Jesse Paolella.
[84:24] GOAL by WIT Elliott Richmond (FIRST GOAL), Assist by Patrick Platner, goal number 3 for season.
Wentworth 1, Anna Maria 0
*shot initially saved, but deflected off keeper
Foul on Wentworth.
[85:12] WIT substitution: Matt Racca for John Golden.
Foul on Anna Maria.
[86:09] Shot by AMC Justin Hyland WIDE LEFT.
[86:13] WIT substitution: Devin Richard for Elliott Richmond.
[87:56] WIT substitution: John Geleski for Devin Richard.
Foul on Anna Maria.
[88:43] Yellow card on WIT Ben Nasman.
Foul on Anna Maria.
[89:56] Shot by AMC Enco Lika WIDE LEFT.
End of period [90:00].