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Cape Ann United Beat Scituate 2:1 Match 1 Day 1 Playoffs #MTOC Soccer Tournament #GloucesterMA

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**Brief interruption from Fiesta news**

Update from Day 1 MTOC State Tournament. Soccer fields at Progin Park Lancaster

Friday June 23, 2023

These tournament games are quick–each half is only 25 minutes–so they can be unforgiving. Not this one.

Cape Ann United’s first goal came swift and easy. Andrew Coelho was fouled by the keeper in the box resulting in a penalty kick. (From a distance it looked there was a yellow card.)

video clip goal 1

For the second goal. Charles stole on a transition & passed back to Brendan Anderton who lofted a sweet perfect assist to Dominic Paone for a great header to finish and pull ahead 2:0.

video clip goal 2

Scituate sniped from 40 yards out (it seemed long!) to stave a shut out, but it’s unlikely they’d have broken through CAU’s defense which maintained possession both halves. There were several shots on their goal.

Players didn’t stick around after the win. Afterall, they’re traveling back and forth to Gloucester since it’s Fiesta!

Two games tomorrow: Martha’s Vineyard then Stoneham. If those go well, Cape Ann United moves on to the semis and finals Sunday. This team is aiming for another State Championship.

Photos and video clips: Winning goals and snapshots of ECYS Champion Cape Ann United team vs. Scituate, June 23, 2023. Field 1. MTOC State Tournament. Boys 11 & 12PG

5 sec drive and shot on goal

at their goal most of game
shot on goal first half

Check out the schedule and stats MTOC state tournament June 23th to 25th, 2023

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College Sports Soccer signing! Robert Mugabe Kansas City Christian College #GloucesterMA athlete

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Education and soccer are important to Robert Mugabe, a former Gloucester athlete finding his way to higher education and a soccer team. After taking a gap year last year to sort through some recruiting options, one of the college coaches that was most impactful and circled back to support and encourage him was in Kansas.

Mugabe is excited to announce that he signed with Kansas Christian College DII which competes in the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCCAA). He is thrilled to begin this new chapter.

“This morning I had my second college practice. School starts on Monday. The first game is August 30th: Kansas Christian College VS. Bethany Swedes.”

photo: School/college signing. Mugabe is second on the left. Also signing that day, the taller young man in the center, Adam, who is a goalie.

UPDATE: Follow the KCC Falcon team Facebook page which provides links for live watching each game

Mugabe will play up for the Falcons wearing #22 as he did for Gloucester High School varsity soccer, Cape Ann United, club teams, and Fisherman Youth in middle school. One of the perennial leading scorers, his speed, skills, strength and drive will take him far.

photo block above: Mugabe at work. Past GHS Fishermen and Cape Ann United games shot by professional photographers including Mark Elliott Graham and Dawn Enos.

Good luck to Robert and the Falcons!

Final 4~ Cape Ann United moving on to the semis! #MTOC Massachusetts State Soccer Tournament

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Never give up! On June 24 and June 25, two brackets of four teams in this age group battled to make it to the final four on June 26. Cape Ann United needed at least three goals in their second game today, and the other teams had to meet specific spreads if there was a chance to move on. Unbelievably, that’s what happened! The win was so thrilling, the Arlington players they lost to yesterday ran over to congratulate the Cape Ann United players afterwards. Pembroke and Harvard are out. It was such a unique sports win, as much or more exciting than winning three matches straight.

Goal Differential!

“What an amazing end to our group play today! How can you not be a believer of this team when you see them score 3 goals in the last 10 mins against Harvard (who seemed likely the best team in our group) to knock them out and advance to the semis! It is confirmed; We play at 9am tomorrow on field 9. If we’re fortunate enough to win, we’ll play in the finals at 10:50am.”

Coach Gary, Cape Ann United Sea Wolves

Thank you to Coach Gary Schmidt and Jim Sperry, Cape Ann United.

Let’s Go!

Progin Park Fields was 90+ degrees sweltering.

penalty kick (red card) – goal 2 of 3, game 2

vid clip 37 sec – game one, first half (Cape Ann United wearing blue shirts)

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Let’s Go Cape Ann United! State Soccer Tournament #MTOC fields at Progin Park Lancaster

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Warming up! Back to back 50 minute games start soon. Team lost to Andover yesterday with only 8 players first half.

both games Field 1

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