June
15 - Sarnia Red vs. Sarnia White
1:0
Sarnia Fury White was facing
their club rivals, Sarnia Fury
Red in beautiful playing weather
conditions on Wednesday night.
Opening minutes of the game
showed that both teams were
determined to play a nice game
and entertain the Sarnia crowd
on the sidelines. Both goalies,
Nathan Oliphant for Sarnia
White, and Josh Doupe for Sarnia
Red, were up to task keeping
their nets intact until the 20th
minute of the game when the
White team got in trouble on a
cleared ball from the penalty
box. The ball got in front of
Ayden Letang on edge of the box.
Ayden reacted excellent by
taking a very nice kick, placing
it a few inches under the
crossbar. The White team stepped
up and were determined not to
allow any more goals. Brendan
Bouterse, White captain of the
game, with support from Ian
Bailey and Brayden Boere did not
give much room in the back. On
the few chances that the Red
team had, Nathan was confident
and that confidence spilled over
to White team.
Evan Trigatti and Stefan Pisic
had a quick exchange of the ball
in midfield with Stefan making a
long pass to wide open Collin
Zimmer for a breakaway. Red
goalie was paying attention and
with a good timed run was able
to prevent the scoring
opportunity for the White team.
Collin was pressuring Red
defence and forcing them to play
quick, which helped White
midfielders to get possession of
the ball. Camden MacLean had a
few nice shots from a distance
that were just off the target.
Second half was dominated by the
White team. White team took
control over the midfield and
many chances were created as a
result. Red goalie was properly
positioned in all of the
situations. The crowd was
entertained by good passing and
nice defensive playing with many
headers. Seth Kember was working
hard in midfield and on one of
his runs he was able to find
Mark Barsoum in good position to
score. Unfortunately, Mark’s
shot missed the target on Red
team’s relief. Logan Johnston
and Brendan Bouterse had chances
on their own but Red defence was
able to clear the ball and keep
the White team scoreless. White
team pressured until the final
whistle and left the field with
heads up.
Final score 1:0 for Red team
against strong White team with
impressive performance.