In their season opener Brant Stereo boys came up short by one goal Wednesday
night losing to Milton 4-3.
Brant Stereo had many opportunities to take control of the game early
in the first half but failed to finish their plays. Brendon Ulysse set
up plays destined for the net but the scoring attempts went wide. After
being down two goals, a corner from Rory McDonnell was headed by Carl Stalhbrand,
just before the half ended, to give Brant Stereo their first goal.
Brantford started again with a strong second half with McDonnell creating
a breakaway through the middle and scoring. His second goal came from an
assist from Jamie Szoke to tie the game at 3 apiece.
Brant Stereo’s defense was lead by Mike Ion who made great distance
with many of his clears. Nick Kellner made some smothering tackles and
Adam Zareski played well in center midfield.
Late in the 2nd half with the scored still tied, goal keeper Will Pugsley
stopped two shots during a breakaway to keep Brantford’s hopes alive. With
only minutes left to go, Milton, relentless with its offensive surges found
an opening and scored to take the game 4-3.
Thursday night at Lions Park, Brant Stereo Under 12 Reps lost 4-O to Oakville. Oakville took control early in the first half and kept on the pressure, ending up at half time one goal ahead.
Brantford’s defense had trouble clearing in the second half but when they created opportunities for their forwards, the offense ran into the same smothering effect and control from Oakville’s defense.
In their third game of the season, Brant Stereo players exhibited their fine skills of offensive and defensive play, which resulted in their first victory.
During the first half, the boys dribbled the ball carefully and executed some skilful passes. Finally, on a pass by Kris Harrison, Jake Rosenau scored the first goal. During the second half the offense lines sharpened their attack and Mike Ion, Carl Stahlbrand, Rory McDonell and Kris Harrison scored goals. Any Orangeville attempt to move the ball up the field was thwarted by Nick Kellner, James Ferguson and Casey O’Neill. Will Pugsley was awesome in goal!
Charles Vickers, Dylan Vickers and Brendon Ulysse are to be commended
for their persistent digging out of the ball and booting it up the field.
Our offensive players Taylor Smith and Jamie Szoke and our stopper Adam
Zareski succeeded in keeping the ball up in our opponents’ end of the field.
Congratulations on a fine team effort!
Brantford’s midfield played a strong second half as Harrison pushed the ball up through the middle to final have Jake Rosenau score with a tap in for Brant Stereo’s first goal.
A blast from inside half by MacDonell caught Lusiadas’ goalie flat footed and the kick was on target for Brantford’s second goal. Mike Ion played a strong game at defense and Will Pugsley earned the shutout.
5 minutes into the second half Rory McDonnell fed right wing Kris Harrison
for the tying goal as he found the far left corner. Near the 55-minute
mark.
Charles Vickers rolled a corner through the middle to McDonell who
passed
to left forward Jamie Szoke who made no mistake giving Brant Stereo
the 3-2 victory.
Defensive standouts in the game were James Ferguson, Nick Kellner and
Mike Ion. Carl Stalhbrand played a strong midfield with Charles and
Dylan
Vickers moving the ball well on offense.
Taylor Smith scored at ten minutes with a long kick from right forward.
Dylan Vickers and Kris Harrison were quick in the offensive strikes creating excellent scoring opportunities. Dylan Vickers scored Brantford’s second goal, which was assisted by Taylor Smith.
Adam Zareski, James Ferguson and Casey O’Neill thwarted any offensive charges by Cambridge. Jamie Szoke scored the third goal with a long chip shot from left forward and was assisted by Harrison with an excellent pass. Goalkeeper Charles Vickers also helped keep the ball in the offensive end with long goal kicks.
At the 60 minute mark Rory McDonnell kept a ball in play on the right, crossed it to Jake Roseneau, who then returned the pass to McDonnell for Brantford’s 4th goal.
Ten minutes and 3 passes later Vickers scored his second and the team's 5th goal by directing a rebound back into Cambridge’s net.
Defensive standouts were Adam Zareski, James Ferguson, Casey O’Neill,and Nick Kelner . Carl Stalhbrand, Jamie Szoke and Brendon Ulysse played an aggressive midfield. Goalkeeper Charles Vickers earned the shutout.
Their next game is Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. at Lion’s Park, against Owen Sound.
This week in under 12 rep soccer Brant Stereo took hold of 2nd place by avenging an earlier loss this season against Milton. Brantford took an early lead with Rory McDonell scoring ten minutes into the game. The second goal came from Kris Harrison to give Brant Stereo a 2-O lead. The half ended with Brantford leading 2-l.
Brant Stereo defended well in the second half with Mike Ion, Adam Zareski,
stopping any offensive attacks from Milton. Jamie Szoke scored Brantford’s
third goal near the 40 minute mark and McDonell added one more for security.
Carl Stalhbrand played a strong midfield while Dylan and Charles Vickers,
Taylor Smith and Jake Rosenau were offensive threats throughout the game.The
final score of 4-2 puts Brantford in 2nd place in league standings.
T12B DIVISION
G W L
T F A
P
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Oakville C
6 6 0
0 42 4
18
Brantford
7 5 2
0 23 12
15
Milton
8 4 2
2 23 22
14
Owen Sound
7 3 2
2 17 16 11
Stoney Creek
7 2 3
2 21 22
8
Cambridge B
8 2 5
1 14 29
7
Lusiadas
7 1 5
1 6 24
4
Orangeville
6 1 5
0 9 26
3
The Brant Stereo team travelled to Oakville to avenge an earlier loss in the season. The teams met at Bronte Park in Oakville under beautiful conditions; unfortunately five players were unavailable for play. The team was bolstered by the inclusion of four U11 Burford team players. The early play was slightly in Oakville's favour with Brantford having sporadic attacks. With time running out in the first half, Oakville connected on a corner kick and the score at the break was 1 - 0.
In the second half, the play became quite even with many chances at both ends. Keeper Will Pugsley made many excellent saves and the defense with Casey O'Neill, Mitchell Ball, James Ferguson and Nick Kellner kept the Oakville forwards at bay.
Midway through the 2nd half, a chip shot bounced off the Brantford keepers hands and found the net making the score 2 - 0 for Oakville. Brantford quickly responded with a sharp pass from Kris Harrison to Stefan Toic which beat the Oakville netminder along the ground to bring the score to 2 - 1.
The play went back and forth with Brantford pressing to get the equalizer,
but late in the game on a slick pass Oakville put in their final goal and
the game ended 3 - 1.
The Brantford Brant Stereo U-12 team set out to Aylmer to test their skills against the U-13 players from the London Area. The team was bolstered once again by some of the U-11 players from Burford.
The first game saw the team play Belmont. The opening goal by Taylor Smith in the first half just inside the box put Brantford up 1 - 0 at the end of the half. Competent midfield play of Carl Stahlbrand., Dylan Vickers, and Brendon Ulysse kept Belmont out of Brantford's half. When they did make it into any space the defense quickly ended the threat, in the second half two goals by David Steele sealed the victory 3 - 0.
The second game saw a very strong North London Lightning team dominate the game to the tune of 7 goals. Late in the second half on a skirmish in front of the London net, David Steele once again potted a goal. The first to be scored on the London team.
The third game brought us into play against the East Elgin home team. The play was back and forth, but greater overall age, 6 or 7 inches in height here or there and just a bit more experience, gave East Elgin a slight advantage. The goaltending of Will Pugsley and the fine defence of James Ferguson, Charles Vickers, Casey O'Neil and Mitchell Ball, kept chances only from afar.
Unfortunately for Brantford, afar was all that the opposition needed as two long high hard shots found their way into the net. We applauded a great team effort.
The boys continued to play hard throughout the second half but couldn't
buy a goal. With only one win in three, the tournament ended that day for
Brantford.
Hamilton did bring the ball towards the Brantford net and in the ensuing play, a penalty shot was awarded to Hamilton which made good on it.
Brantford responded a short time later on a through ball by Carl Stahlbrand to Kris Harrison, who chipped the ball past an onrushing Hamilton goalkeeper and tied the game.
As the first half came to a close, Rory MacDonell pounded two shots just past the second post and Charles Vickers hit the goalpost. Things didn't appear to be going Brantford's way with many questionable calls or non-calls. The first half ended on an even count, 1 - 1.
The second half was more of the same. Many missed calls, but good defensive play by Mike Ion, James Ferguson, Casey O'Neill and Nick Kellner, kept the Hamilton team well away from netminder Will Pugsley
Midway through the second half, on a defensive lapse Hamilton put a very high ball past Pugsley giving Hamilton the lead at 2 - 1. Late in the second half Lusiadas scored a third goal to extend their lead 3 to1.
Pressure by Taylor Smith, Jake Roseneau, Dylan Vickers and Carl Stahlbrand
paid off with a Rory MacDonell's goal. Constant attacks went for naught
as more calls went against the team from Brantford. The whistle ended
the game with Brantford on the wrong end of the 3 - 2 score.
Last night at home, Brant Stereo Warehouse ,boys under 12 rep soccer,
soundly defeated Stoney Creek 4-0 to keep them in the race for 2nd place.
The first 20 minutes of the game contained only a few scoring opportunites, the best being when Jamie Szoke attempted a redirection in the air only to be foiled by Stoney Creek’s goalkeeper. Their first goal came from Kris Harrison, who made a sliding kick passed the goalkeeper making it 1-0 for Brantford and ending the 1rst half
In the second half Brant Stereo’s second goal was scored by Szoke who received a pass from Taylor Smith through the middle as he slashed through the defense. To make it 3-0 Brantford’s Charles Vickers pushed the ball past 3 Stoney Creek defenders to put the visitors out of the game. Their fourth goal was a blast from center middlefielder, Rory McDonnell, which was partially blocked by the goalkeeper but it was too hot to handle and ended up in the net.
Mike Ion lead the team on the defensive side of the field playing a
strong game but James Ferguson, Nicholas Keliner and Casey O’Neill gave
goalkeeper Will Pugsley the support he needed in earning the shut-out.
Dylan Vickers ,Brendon Ulysse and Smith in middle-field challenged for
the ball throughout the game and helped to smother
Stoney Creek’s offense.
It was a long trip for Brantford's under 12 rep team to Owen Sound and their host didn't give them the welcome they expected. It rained the moment they entered the city limits and from then on the day went downhill. The next clue that the game wasn't going to go their way was that the coach got caught up in some sightseeing (actually just a cartography problem) and unfortunately didn't arrive until after Owen Sound's first goal. Brantford did rally back and had a few scoring opportunities and showed some strong defense but with the final whistle Brant Stereo Warehouse took home a 2-0 loss and some very wet uniforms.
Players of the game offensively were Dylan and Charles Vickers, Rory McDonnell and Jamie Szoke while defensive standouts were James Ferguson, Mike Ion, Nick Kellner and Casey O'Neill.
Will Pugsley put forth a great effort defending the goal line but found
that his counterpart at the opposite end of the field had the upperhand
on him. Actually he had a huge upper hand as well as two long arms and
matching long legs which created a huge problem for the forwards attempting
to shoot anything by the Owen Sound Oak Tree. We can wait until September
10th.
Brant Stereo Warehouse, under 12 boy's rep soccer team, came from behind in the second half in a closely contested game to earn another victory, keeping alive their chances for a possible 2nd place finish before league play ends.
Playing in Cambridge last night, Brantford started slow and fell quickly behind 1-0.
Midway through the first half the team showed some of the tight passing
that they've been developing through the year but their one goal was disallowed
and a few good chances missed their mark.
The second half was all Brantford's. A corner kick by Rory McDonnell
was deflected by Jamie Szoke off the goal post but in the melee that followed,
center forward Kris Harrison found an opening for Brantford's first goal.
That appeared to be the spark Brantford needed (the TSN turning point)
as their passing game came up another level. Not giving Cambridge the opportunity
to regroup, Brantford put on the pressure and a pass from Dylan Vickers
to Szoke on left forward gave him two shots at the net. With the first
being blocked by a Cambridge defender, he picked up his rebound and made
no mistake with his second attempt giving Brantford a hard fought 2-1 victory.
Nick Kellner, Casey O'Neill, James Ferguson and Mike Ion played outstanding on defense. Brendon Ulysse, Taylor Smith and Carl Stalhbrand continually attacked the Crambridge defense and Charles Vickers played an outstanding game as goalkeeper with great anticipation and reads on his opponents.