Holy Family Loses Tough One To Nyack

-By Jeffrey Kruczynski

Some say it's better to be lucky than good and unfortunately luck was not on Holy Family's side. The Men's soccer team fell victim to some unlucky bounces that played a major role in their 3-1 loss to Nyack.

The first period consisted of an intense defensive battle between the two teams. Neither team was the recipient of any quality scoring chances until Tim Hamill scored with 19:10 left to give Holy Family a 1-0 lead. Tim was on a breakaway and made a jaw-dropping move to deke the goaltender out of his shoes and kicked the ball into the empty net. The score remained the same as the period came to a close.

In the second frame, Holy Family couldn't catch a break. First, Nyack tied the score (1-1) with 30:03 remaining in regulation. Then things started to get weird. Not once but twice, Holy Family had a glorious opportunity to take the lead. In both cases, the goaltender was beaten but a defender for Nyack kicked the ball away just before it crossed the goal line, to preserve the tie. The Tigers were shocked and in disbelief over what had happened. Because of those outstanding defensive plays, Nyack captured the momentum and proceeded to score two goals in a six-minute span (3-1). Nyack would later commit robbery once again to frustrate the Tigers even more. Despite these occurrences, Holy Family continued to battle and hustle but to no avail.

"We played hard, but luck was not on our side", said John Amorim, Holy Family's head coach. "When you're in position to score, you must be doing something right. We had some tough breaks and they (Nyack) took advantage." With the loss the Tigers' record dropped to 6-6-0 on the season.