In a game that was marred with 10 yellow cards, accusations of dirty play, alleged issues with the clock and heavy rain, the actions of Bayside's Santiago Moore stood out for their simple effectiveness.
The sophomore in his first year at the school scored twice and assisted on another goal to propell No. 11 Bayside to a 3-1 upset win oover sixth-seeded Bronx Science in a PSAL 'A' second-round playoff game on Thursday at the Williamsbridge Oval field. The Commodores (10-3-1) will face third-seeded Tottenville in a quarterfinal at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Randall's Island.
Bayside will play that game without Andrea Andreou and Alexander Daviotis, who received two yellow cards apiece on Thursday. The Commodores, a young team with just one senior, also outscored the Wolverines 8-2 in yellow cards accrued. The minimum suspension for a red card is two games, though the PSAL has the right to reduce or lengthen the suspension.
Joe Corrado, Bayside's coach, wasn't sure if he would appeal the suspensions, but his team's physical play certainly got under the skin of Bronx Science coach Philip Cancellaro, who accused the Commodores of dirty play. Corrado noted that the second half seemed especially long. The Daily News' unofficial clock recorded the second half as taking 52 minutes to complete instead of the normal 40.
Cancellaro had his own explaination for the extra time, saying: "I think the referees had to do that because of the dirty play of Bayside.There were so many yellow cards being thrown on both sides…the referees had to control the game somehow and they took time with all the yellow cards being called."
Cancellaro noted that Bayside came out "playing dirty" then changed tactics after collecting yellow cards. Corrado defended his team's play.
"It is what it is. They gave us a lot of yellow cards," Corrado said. "I don't know why. It's not the way I coach my kids."
Even Moore was assessed a yellow card for pounding his chest after he scored from 35 yards out, giving Bayside a 3-1 advantage in the final minutes. Moore also headed in a goal off a free kick from Mario Reyes in the 52nd minute to make it 2-1, and he fed a beautiful pass on a corner kick to Daniel Babar, who one-timed it in from just inside the box for a 1-0 lead in the 12th minute.
Bronx Science evened the score at 1-1 in the 38th minute on a goal from Jeong Whan Park.
"He's a phenomenal player," Corrado said. "He came right in from middle school. He came into the school as a sophomore. I knew he was just a dynamic player. I've been coaching 10 years and you see a lot of good players. He's got the whole package. I'm really excited to watch him grow before my eyes."
Read more: Sport
No comments:
Post a Comment