Bruin boys varsity soccer started regular season play Tuesday afternoon, hosting the Rogue River Chieftains at Bruin stadium.
It became obvious early in the first half, that the game was going to be played in the midfield as both teams struggled to maintain possession and build offensive opportunities.
As play continued, a ball control game in a small space eventually becomes physical with petty fouling progressing to more aggressive fouling. This culminated in the games first scoring opportunity after a Chieftain foul in the penalty box awarded the Bruins a penalty kick 27:00 minutes into the first half.
The Bruins would fail to capitalize on the penalty and the ball control game continued with an occasional fast break through the others backline. The Bruin defense was consistently successful breaking down Rogue River attacks and getting the ball back to midfield.
It would be another Rogue River foul deep in their own half that would set up a direct free kick for the Bruins from just beyond the top of the penalty box. Senior midfielder, #12, Hunter Wilson, would beat the defensive wall and find the back of the net to score for the Bruins, with just 8:00 minutes left in the first half.
In the second half, the Bruin offense would push the ball into Rogue River territory, spending much of the second half pressuring the Chieftain defense in front of their own goal.
Senior, Sebastian Silveira, #9 would find himself with a loose ball in front of the Rogue River goal, putting the ball past the Chieftain keeper to extend the Bruin lead to 2-0.
Senior, center midfielder, Zander Carlson, #15, would get the ball to senior, Neric Garcia, #11, in scoring position just 4:00 minutes later that Garcia would shoot and score to give the Bruins a 3-0 lead. Sebastian Silveira,would score once more with less than a minute to play, making the final score 4-0 Bruins.
The Bruins will be on the road next week, traveling to Medford to challenge the St. Mary’s Crusaders at 4:00pm.
