New Canaan FC Girls U11 Red Team Beats Trumbull
The New Canaan FC U11 Girls Red Team defeated the Trumbull United Heat on Sunday amid cold temperatures and autumn snow flurries.
Ellie Gallois makes a save
As the New Canaan offense got off to a cold start in the first half, the tough defensive play that has been the Red Team’s signature all season took center stage. The defense of Nola Kammerer and Kate Caione, with Ava Gizzie in the goal thwarted all of Trumbull’s attempts to score and the half ended in a 0-0 tie.
The scoring in the second half began as Caroline Underwood weaved her way past the Trumbull defense and buried a shot in the net after receiving a lead pass from Gizzie. With the score now 1-0, Katharine Byrne was fouled just outside the box drawing a free kick. Gizzie took the kick for New Canaan and bent the shot into the upper corner of the goal to put the Red Team up 2-0.
Trumbull would not go down quietly and after a hand ball was called against New Canaan in the box, the Heat scored on a penalty kick to close the gap to 2-1. With the lead now cut to a single goal, the New Canaan offense turned up the pressure. Attacking deep into the Trumbull zone Ava Gizzie netted a shot and added an insurance goal to the New Canaan tally.
Once again the New Canaan defense held fast anchored by Ellie Gallois in goal and the day ended with a 3-1 victory. The Red Team’s record is now 3-0-1 for the season.
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U13 Girls Black Notches 5-1 Win vs. Ridgefield
Amanda Miller, taking a shot for her hat trick
The U13 Girls Black Team took down Ridgefield with a 5-1 win on Saturday, Oct. 17. In the first half, Pippa Williams scored with a shot to the lower corner off a beautiful cross from Elizabeth St George. Ridgefield held its own and quickly tied it up right out of the gate in the 2nd half.
This New Canaan team likes to keep things exciting, and is becoming famous for its second-half performances. It was Macy Owsley from about 18 yards out that put one in right under the cross bar which reenergized the team. In this game, credit goes to the midfielders; Sophia Patterson, Molly Bryant, Samantha Warner, Sophia Rosano and Ann O’Shea, who held possession and maneuvered the ball with great speed gaining power over Ridgefield. New Canaan’s Amanda Miller exhilarated the fans finishing strong with a hat trick!
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U11 Red Boys CT Cup Winning Streak Continues
The first weekend of winter like conditions put a chill in the air, but not in the New Canaan U11 Red Boys team who beat division rival Old Greenwich 3-1. This win advances them to the Quarter Finals for the CT Cup.
New Canaan dominated the first half of the game with several attempts on goal. Excellent ball movement and precise passing allowed the boys to make the first goal of the game, scored by Alberto Reyes with an assist from Blake Wilson.
The red team continued to possess the ball for the majority of the half and great passing by Ethan Crawford to Wilson led to the second goal of the game right before halftime.
Goalie Cooper Jessop deflected several attempts on goal and even sacrificed one to the face.
Nearly impenetrable defense lead by Aidan McLaughlin and Travis Sturke proved too much for Old Greenwich to overcome throughout the afternoon.
During the second half of the game New Canaan continued to dominate on the field with an additional 15 shots on Old Greenwich goal. Lorenzo Marsilli proved to be a constant threat on attack all throughout the game.
Every player did their job and kept the ball out of the New Canaan defensive end of the field. With two minutes left in the game, Crawford secured the 3-1 win with the final goal of the afternoon.
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U12 Red Girls Beat Darien at Conner
On an unseasonably chilly day at Conner Field, the U12 Red girls defeated Darien Blue 5 to 1.
The game featured very good and exciting soccer. Hadley Beiles started off the goal scoring for New Canaan taking a great shot from the left wing. Hadley played an exceptional game by finding many nice passes to her teammates.
The first half of the game was filled by great defensive pressure from Darien, yet the U12 Red girls were relentless. Caitlin Tully was a constant threat and showed great finesse scoring a second goal to make it 2-0 at the half. Angelica Megdanis and Emma Lamaker showed great tenacity in defense with ongoing stops on Blue.
The second half was a battle for Blue as the Red kept it in its half of the field for 75 percent of the time.
The final three goals were made by Kiki Brainard off of her knee with a double-assist from Hollis Mulry and Kaleigh Harden. The second goal for Kiki came with an assist by Tully, who then scored the last goal with an assist by Kaleigh Griffiths.
New Canaan’s coach Dan Clarke mixed it up a bit in the end of the game by moving strong defensive player Maiah Oyekanmi to offense. Darien scored a goal in the last minute of the game and the goalie for Blue did have some great saves during the match.
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New Canaan Girls U10 Black Show Strong Character in 2-1 Comeback Win
The New Canaan Girls 10U Black team mounted a 2-1 comeback win over Bethel on Saturday.
On a cold late Sunday afternoon, the U10 Black team notched a great win over Bethel, anchored by some impressive goalie play by Kailee See and Sofie Brauweiler.
The first half was tight with Maeve Hibbert, Amanda Vigano, and Logan Severance providing strong defense. Reagan Quinn and Hadley Walker tested the Bethel defense with several great runs only to be thwarted by a formidable Bethel defense and some great goalie saves. Before the end of the first half Bethel had several great chances stopped by See but a break away by the Bethel striker saw the back of the net to make the score 1-0 in favor of Bethel at the half.
The second half opened with Bethel dominating the first 5 minutes of play but Brauweiler was superb in keeping the ball out of the net. New Canaan seemed to get a burst of energy when Claire Ognibene scored after a great play and feed from Alexandra Gelvin and See. With only two subs the girls were working really hard to keep the play out of the defensive end of the field. The defense stayed tough with Hibbert continually pushing the ball back into the offensive zone. With the ball at midfield, Celia Parkhill, who was pushing forward all day, threaded a pass to See. See showed she can play both ends of the field by striking one home for the winning goal. Tough play, hard work and never giving up allowed the team to go home with a 2-1 win.
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U-11 Girls White Beats Easton Redding 2-1
Under leaden grey skies that brought some snow flurries, the New Canaan Football Club Girls U-11 white defeated Easton Redding 2-1 Sunday at Saxe.
The first half was a hard-fought contest with many chances by New Canaan but they couldn’t find the back of the net. New Canaan got on the board when Abby Richardson muscled one in getting her own rebound. Emily Fox kept Easton-Redding to no goals for the half.
The sun came out and Easton-Redding came out strong in the second half with a goal to tie it up at the 8-minute mark. However, Richardson wouldn’t let the tie last for long, scoring with a drive from 25 feet out on the next possession. Bella DeFelice in goal saw to it that the score would remain 2-1 with some tough saves.