ORR Defeats New Bedford Voke 1-0.

Nick Coelho scored on a counter attack a 4:35 of the second half and ORR's defense stymied the Bears relentless attack and handed Voke their first loss of the season.  Nate Houston outfought his Voke counter part, won the ball and found Coelho isolated with one defender.  Coelho beat his man and let loose a rocket that was caught in the net before Voke's keeper Garranza had a chance to react.

Brendan Gaspar, Chris Hirallel, Marc Gammell and Noah Filloramo continually broke up New Bedford's attacks and when the Bears did get behind them, keeper Matt Beatty turned potentially dangerous forays into routine through balls.   Beatty was called upon to come up big, but none bigger than when he threw his body to block a potential cross from the end line that would have given Voke it's best chance at a goal with less than two minutes on the clock.

Early in the second half Beatty parried a blast, from Voke's go to shooter Carvalho, over the crossbar then out jumped the Bears forwards to smother the ensuing corner kick to end the biggest threat of the half.  Beatty's defensive back four continually broke up Voke's long passing game, winning high, low and through balls.  There were plenty of mistakes caused by the high pressure offense they faced, but they all helped each other professionally with good pressure, cover and depth.  Ian Gray entered the match late in the half as a fifth defender and his fresh legs and size offered strength to back line and made things much more difficult for Voke.

The midfield quartet of Max Sherman, Nate Houston, Jon Zucco and Matt Teefy dug deep to keep the speed of the game just over the reach of Voke Tech.  That pressure paid off in the final 20 minutes forcing Voke to commit numerous unforced errors that broke down their attack.   The midfield was rested at times with quality play from Max Houck, and Robbie Magee.    Nick Coelho and Colby Stabell kept Voke's defense honest with penetrating runs and kept the pressure on the Bears when they tried to break out of the back.  Teddy Costa and Chris Muther spelled Stabell and Coelho successfully and both caused problems to the back line of Voke.

At the final whistle, pandemonium broke and all of the Bulldogs rushed to congratulate their keeper Beatty.

ORR hosts rival Apponequet on Friday.  Kick off at 3:30.