Undefeated Taft came to Andover on a beautiful New England day. The first half saw a 0-0 outcome with both sides creating opportunities and contesting every ball.
In the second half Alex Mitarachi opened the scoring from a free kick cross from Senior captain Spencer Madge. The match continued to be physical as both teams fought hard. Taft found the back of the net to equalize with fifteen minutes to go. With 10 minutes remaining in the match senior Marc Nelson scored the go ahead goal to being the match 2-1. Senior captain Seba Mejia-Rivera, EJ Robinson, Alex Lee, Edrian Vargas, Ethan Brown, Louis Vincent, Keegan Markgraf, Luca Masters, Paul Gichana, Kai Myles, Michael Mechegia and Senior captain and goalie Jack Alexander- made certain that the game remained in Andover’s favor for the last 10 minutes. Their stellar performance throughout the match kept Taft’s offense at bay.
“I can’t be more proud of how these lads played today. It was a true team effort and a well deserved win. Taft was an excellent opponent and played a great match.” - coach Donnelly