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Cape soccer loses nail biter to CR 2-1
October 7, 2013
Cape senior defender Joseph McMillon powers a header to clear the ball from the Rider offensive zone. BY DAN COOK
Cape senior Billy Swontek passes the ball forward into the Viking offensive end. BY DAN COOK
Conor Donohoe battles for a shot off a corner kick. BY DAN COOK
Cape senior Miguel Merino-Sanchez boots the ball into the Viking offensive box. BY DAN COOK
Cape senior defender Joseph McMillon clears the ball via a header. BY DAN COOK
Cape captain Max Euler gets major air for a header. BY DAN COOK
Cape's Billy Swontek gets tangled with a Rider defender. BY DAN COOK
Cape goal keeper Griffin Kammerer boots the ball down field. BY DAN COOK
Caesar Rodney rode into Cape Henlopen's Legends Stadium with a 5-1 record and at the final whistle the Riders had knocked the Vikings from the ranks of the unbeaten.
Caesar Rodney scored first off a shot by Thomas Aloe at 12:55 in the contest. Kai Vitella scored the Vikings' lone goal at 35:42 to tie the game. Rider Nicholas Gruwell scored the game winner at 16:01 of the second half.
Cape had 11 shots on goal, while CR tallied 12. The Riders took seven corners, while Cape had two.
Senior goalie Griffin Kammerer made nine saves, while Rider keeper Kevin Patrick Sheahan stopped seven Cape scoring attempts.
The Vikings travel to Seaford, Tuesday, Oct. 8, for a matchup with the Bluejays.
