It was a hot night for
spectators, and an even hotter night for the Fury
U-14 players. Sarnia travelled to Oil City to take
on Petrolia, in their second matchup of the league
series. Petrolia's home field advantage was
apparent from the start. The fields are much wider
than the Dante Club, and as such Sarnia had to work
hard to get their game plays working for them, and
unfortunately some of their passing fell short. Had
it not been for this, the game would have ended with
a much closer score than 7 - 2 for Petrolia.
The first half had
Sarnia racing up and down the field, trying their
best to outplay the Oil Barons. Patrick Gagliardi
came very close to scoring, just missing the post.
Nick Vozza was awarded a penalty shot, and gained
Sarnia's first mark on the scoreboard. Spencer
Charlton and Daniel Cicchelli both had a spectacular
defensive game during the first half, showing the
coaches that they could hold their own against the
larger Petrolia players. Twice, while Nick Speed
was recovering from a shot on net, Kevin Leatherdale
and Daniel Cicchelli stepped in and saved a mark
against Sarnia.
During the second half,
Sarnia had numerous shots on the Petrolia net, with
four being very close ones, two from Anthony
Fazzalari, one from Nick Vozza, and one from Patrick
Gagliardi. Three of those shots hit the post, and
one from Anthony just missed it. Nick Vozza took
another penalty shot on a call against Petrolia for
tripping Kyle McVittie, and again slammed past the
opponent's goalie. Spencer Gorman came to the
rescue a few times during the second half, stopping
the ball and sending it flying back toward the
Petrolia keeper. All in all, it could have been a
tie game because Sarnia was hitting the mark, just
not inside enough. Hold your heads high Fury - you
played a fair game using your skills, and not your
size. Better luck next time!
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