Boys Soccer Game Leads To Scoreless Tie

For a game that had no scoring the boys’ soccer game between Branford High and Xavier High was actually pretty exciting, as Branford coach Paul Hunter said.

“It was a battle of two halves. We did well in the first half and they did well in the second half,” the coach (pictured) said.The game ended in a 0 – 0 tie. Xavier is located in Middletown.

“We had our chances but we couldn’t get a goal in the first half and Xavier did as well in the second half. They had some good shots on goal but Nick (pictured) did a great job stopping their shots.”

Nick is Nicholas Cordero, the junior goalie who made two outstanding saves in the second half. ​“Nick’s a very good goal keeper and if he didn’t make those saves we might have lost the game.”

Ethan Boileau (10) and Trey Duval keep the ball away from an Xavier player.

Co-captain Dylan DeMaio squeezes by Xavier’s Alec McGovern. Also pictured are John Tratnyek (12) and Benjamin DeMaio (22).

Trey Duval grimaces as he gets ready to stop the ball.

Co-captain Nick Roca collides with a Xavier player as teammate Marzio Mastroianni #7 watches.

Co-captain Dylan DeMaio gets to the ball before Xavier’s Alec McGovern and teammate John Tratnyek.

Branford’s Trey Duval hits a header before teammate Ethan Boileau and Xavier’s Zak Gardiner get to the ball.

The defense of both teams kept the shots on goal to a minimum with Branford only having five and Xavier four.

Coach Paul Hunter is shown with co-captains Nicholas Roca (L) and Dylan DeMaio.

Since the Xavier match Branford lost to Shelton and their record is now 1 – 2‑2.

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