Boys Soccer Team Advances to State Tourney Semi-Finals
– Allison Goldsberry
The Mustang boys soccer team has advanced to the semi-final round of the state tournament following a win at Malden on Monday night.
The Medford/Malden game was scoreless, resulting in overtime rounds and penalty kicks. Medford won 1-0. The Mustangs won their previous state tournament game against Acton-Boxboro after two overtime periods and eight rounds of penalty kicks.
Medford now faces Brookline in the semi-finals. The game is taking place at Manning Field in Lynn at 6:00 PM on November 11.
The last time the boys soccer team advanced to the semi-final round was in 2011.
Video highlights of the Medford/Malden game are available here.
The following photos were taken by Jorge Allende Photo/Medford Daily Mercury.
#8 Pedro Santos, #4 Joao Russo, and #6 Shawn Allien
#15 Jeremy Hollings and Santos
#2 Jordan Howard and Allien
#7 Igor DeSouza-Vieira, Howard, and Russo
Medford goalie Sami Reed
Mustang fans rush the field after the win
It was an ultra excitiang game in which the Medford played with grade and passion. As Jordan Howard’s grandmother, I think that he played amazingly well and am very proud of him.