The Reds left everything on the field trying to end this in regulation. The chances were there and taken but Nantucket's keeper came up big to keep the Whalers in the game. Nick Coelho opened the scoring in the 24th minute when he took a pass from Matt Teefy and used his speed to beat the Whaler defense and let loose a blast that rocked the back of the net before keeper Brown had a chance to react.
In the 3rd minute of the second half, Whaler forward Chavez was left unmarked in the area and headed home the equalizer on a perfectly placed corner kick. The teams battled for the next thirty seven minutes trying to gain an advantage but neither team cracked. Brown for Nantucket came up big three times, stopping Coelho twice and Jon Zucco on 1v1 breakaways. ORR's Matt Beatty was equal to his peer when Nanatucket's forward Fee let loose a cracker that was destined for the back of the net. Beatty dove to his right and just got enough of a touch on the ball to parry it off the post and out of danger.
Following regulation the teams again played to a stalemate for two 10 minute overtimes. ORR had the better of the chances, but couldn't put this one away.
In the shootout, ORR missed their first two chances before Jon Zucco beat Brown cleanly. Nantucket scored on their first three which left the Bulldogs with a must score to keep this one alive. Sr. midfielder Nate Houston stepped up to the spot and blasted a hard shot to Brown's right. Brown guessed right, made the save and was immediately stormed by his mates for the celebration.
ORR ended the season with a 15-3-2 record. This was a tough loss for the boys who played good enough to win, but it wasn't to be.
Great year Bulldogs and feel good that even though this part of life is over you can always know that
The Road Goes on Forever
And the Party Never Ends.
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