Article 218 October 6, 2012
Game results and Player(s) of the Week
Week of September 29, first game – In a game that was closer than the final score indicated, the Wanna Be’s remained undefeated with a 4 – 1 victory over On My Own. Early into the season, the well balanced offensive attack and stingy defense of the Wanna Be’s has proven difficult for opposing teams to figure out. This game proved no different as the high energy play of the Wanna Be’s resulted in their third straight win.
Rookie Shawn Wyatt got things started late in the first period, set up by Niko Vramis and fellow rookie Jamie Kehoe, as he scored in close to give the Wanna Be’s the lead. Shawn now has scored a goal in his first two games played in the Over-30 league (maybe he can bottle up that magic formula for scoring and sell it to Jim Barber cheap). Two minutes later, team mate Nick Romano scored the first of his two goals, as he was set up by the same duo of Niko and Jamie to give the Wanna Be’s a two-goal lead .
The game was still close and On My Own were finding ways to generate their own scoring chances, especially in the second period, when captain Dave Curcio found himself open in the high slot, burying a shot to make this a one-goal game, as he was set up by rookie Anthony Lauletta and John Colucciello.
In the third period, with the game still undecided, when Wanna Be’s captain Gary Goodwin scored an unassisted goal to once again provide his team with a two goal cushion. With a minute to play in the game, Nick Romano scored into an open net accounting for the final score. For On My Own, even though they have yet to post a win, they have been right in every game only to have things fall apart in the last four minutes. This team is very close to turning things around; they just need to get that first win, which should come soon.
Week of September 29, second game – One week after being embarrassed and outplayed, In Shannon We Trust turned things around, as they jumped out to early lead and held on for a 3 – 2 victory over Midas Touch. Similar to the first game, it was the captain who led the way as Matty Iannello had a monster game. For all those critics who insisted that the great Matty I’s game had gone into hibernation, he proved them wrong.
In a four minute span in the first period, captain Matty Iannello scored 2-goals and assisted on another, while team mate Joe Shannon scored a goal and set up both of Matty’s goals to set the pace leading In Shannon We Trust to jump out to a three-goal lead. Not for a lack of scoring chances themselves in the first period, Midas Touch couldn’t manage to put a goal behind the goalie and quickly needed something to counter the offensive finesse game of In Shannon We Trust. They needed something fast to change the momentum and got it from rookie defenseman Mike Florentino, as his point shot got past fill-in goalie Scott Rosato with just under a minute to play.
In the second period, both teams had their scoring chances, yet each goalie shut the door, preventing any goals from being scored.
In a back and forth wide open offensive shootout by both teams, In Shannon We Trust was holding on to their two-goal lead when halfway through the period, Mike Florentino scored his second goal of the game, set up by Mark Stickney and Angelo Deluca, as he came down from the point and beat the goalie to the short side. With the momentum clearly on Midas Touch’s side, they came fast and furious as they continued to press the clearly tired In Shannon We Trust team for the tying goal only to come up just short.