Game Summary For

Nashua Red Cobras (4) vs. Derry Eagles (0)

The Red Cobras defeated the Derry Eagles by a score of 4-0. The Cobras scored 2 goals in the first 15 minute half. The first goal was scored by Desmond after a nice cross by Randy from the left side. The second goal was scored by Mike L.

In the second half the Red Cobras continued to dominate the field, keeping almost constant pressure on the Derry defense. The third goal was made by Randy. The final goal was another excellent piece of teamwork from the Red Cobras with Randy once again feeding Desmond, this time on a nice through pass from the right side.

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Nashua Red Cobras (1) vs. ??? (0)

After a 3 hour rest, the Red Cobras defeated a strong ??? team 1-0. It was a tight game, with ??? not allowing the Red Cobras to make any mistakes.

The lone goal was an long unassisted shot from Desmond from the left side that looped over the ??? keeper and found the bottom right corner of the net.

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Nashua Red Cobras (4) vs. Monadnock (2)

With only a 1 hour rest, the Red Cobras again came out strong, defeating Monadnock 4-2. The first goal by Monadnock came on a long pass from the Monadnock end of the field, over the Red Cobras defenders for a breakaway that got past the Red Cobras keeper Alec.

The Red Cobras answered that goal with one of their own from Desmond.

Monadnock scored again on another breakaway, this time a longer shot that Alec had no chance to stop.

Joe countered for the Red Cobras with a great shot past the Monadnock keeper.

In the second half, with the game tied at 2-2, the Red Cobras came out ready to play. Erik fed Randy with a nice pass and Randy blasted it past the Monadnock keeper to make it 3-2 in favor of the Red Cobras.

The final goal of the game was scored by Randy, this time off a beautiful throw in from Drew. As the throw came in, Randy trapped it quick and drilled it into the top left corner to seal the score at 4-2.

Despite the 2 goals against, Alec did an excellent job as keeper.

Londonderry Tournament

The Londonderry Tournament was held on Saturday, September 4, 1999 and Sunday, September 5, 1999. The Red Cobras placed 2nd in their division.

Game Summary For

Nashua Red Cobras (5) vs. Bedford United (3)

The Bedford United was a big, strong team, but the Red Cobras prevailed with a 5-3 win. The game started with Bedford pressuring the Red Cobras heavily. Good defense and excellent goalkeeping from Johnathan kept the Bedford United in check.

The first goal was scored by Desmond off a long center pass that gave him a breakaway. The Bedford keeper, out a little far at the top of the 18 yard box, couldn't get back fast enough to keep Desmond from chipping the ball over his head and into the net.

Bedford quickly countered with a goal of their own, a high center shot that Johnathan leapt for and tipped, but was unable to get away from the net. His effort was exceptional, but the shot was well placed leaving him no real chance to stop it.

The Red Cobras continued making chances for themselves and kept the pressure on Bedford when a beautiful long through pass came up the middle to Eric. With one man on him he got off a shot that was deflected to the left. Eric followed up and touched it into the back of the net before the keeper or the defenders to get to him.

Towards the end of the first 30 minute half, Bedford pressured the Red Cobras hard. There were a flurry of shots that were deflected by the Red Cobras defense until a Bedford player caught a deflection sent a driving kick across the net and into the right lower corner.

In the second half, the Red Cobras came out strong and pressured Bedford until Desmond pushed a shot into the lower right corner to put the Red Cobras up 3-2.

A short while later, Desmond received a long pass and, on another breakaway, faked the Bedford keeper and put his shot into the net...his 3rd of the game.

An accidental handball inside the box off a Bedford corner kick gave the Bedford United a penalty kick which they converted to make the score 4-3.

The final goal of the game came from Mike L off a short pass from Desmond which Mike L drilled under the keeper on the left side of the net.

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Nashua Red Cobras (1) vs. Derry Eagles (0)

In the second game of the tournament the Red Cobras played the Derry Eagles, a team they had beaten 4-0 in the Merrimack Jamboree. This time around the teams appeared evenly matched throughout the game, with both teams getting plenty of chances to score. The Red Cobras won 1-0.

During the first half, the Red Cobras had a few good opportunities, but were unable to score. On one excellent corner kick from Josh, placed right at the center of the net, there was a huge flurry of activity but the defense and keeper of the Eagles managed to keep the ball out of the net.

During the second half, Mike L had a couple of great shots, one of which was a long shot from the left side that bounced off the far post. Mike L and Desmond both had a few good chances but strong defense from the Derry Eagles kept the score at 0-0.

With only seconds left in the game, Desmond drilled a shot at the Derry keeper from the left side. The keeper stopped the ball, but was unable to control it and Joe, in perfect position about 2 yards out from the net, tapped the ball in. Just after the ball entered the net, the whistle blew and the game was over.

Game Summary For

Nashua Red Cobras (0) vs. Raymond Renegades (2)

The third game of the tournament for the Red Cobras was against the Raymond Renegades. The Renegades were an excellent and skillful team who managed to give the Red Cobras their first loss of the season in a 2-0 match.

Raymond started the game heavily pressuring the Red Cobras and scored first on a nice high center shot over the Cobras keeper.

The Red Cobras had an early chance on a quick break by Mike L who slipped off a pass to Desmond, but the Renegade defense managed to push the ball away before Desmond could get off a good shot.

The Renegades continued making chances for themselves, but excellent defense and goalkeeping by the Red Cobras kept the ball out of the net.

Towards the end of the first 30 minute half the Renegades won a free kick on the left side at the top of the box. The kick was an excellent cross in front of the Red Cobras net to a waiting Renegade striker who drilled a beautiful header towards the net. Johnathan dove to his left and made a fantastic save.

The second 30 minute half saw the Red Cobras come out strong with one particular great chance. Mike L drove the ball that appeared to be heading to the back of the net when the Renegades keeper made a great kick save.

An accidental handball by the Red Cobras inside their penalty box allowed the Renegades a penalty kick which they converted to make the score 2-0.

After the penalty kick the Red Cobras stepped up the pressure on the Renegades. Nick beat a Renegade defender up the right side and let loose with a nice curving shot that went over the keeper but just barely missed the the lower left side of the net.

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Tournament Playoff Game
Nashua Red Cobras (2) vs. Raymond Renegades (3)

The tournament standings ended such that the Red Cobras once again played the Raymond Renegades for the division title. Raymond came into this game with a 3-0 record and no goals against.

As in the earlier game between the Red Cobras and the Renegades, the Renegades came out with a lot of early pressure on the Red Cobras. They had a number of chances with a couple wide shots and a couple shots on net saved by Alec.

Raymond scored first and kept up the pressure. They managed a second goal on a right to left cross in front of the net that was tapped in by a Renegade on the left side of the net to end the half up 2-0.

In the second 30 minute half the Red Cobras came out strong and some early pressure ended in a good high shot from Johnathan that just missed the net.

Shortly after that, a good pass was made to Desmond and be broke up the left side and ripped off a shot that was deflected to the right by the Renegades keeper. Eric was in the perfect position and pushed in the rebound for the Red Cobras first goal.

The Red Cobras kept up the pressure. Drew kicked a nice long shot that just missed the Renegades net.

After a series of throw-in's down the right touch line, Drew made a long throw-in that was immediately kicked towards the Renegade keeper. The keeper blocked the shot but could not control the ball and Shawn was there to knock it in, tying the score at 2-2.

The game ended in a tie and went into overtime. The best chance the Renegades had was a shot from just a few yards away from the Red Cobras net on which Johnathan made a spectacular save. There was no scoring in the first 5 minute overtime. In the final 5 minute overtime there was good pressure from both teams. With only 3 seconds remaining in the overtime period, a long kick from the right side by the Renegades ended in a flurry of activity in front of the Red Cobras net and the ball was knocked in by the Renegades, giving the Renegades a 3-2 victory.

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Nashua Red Cobras (0) vs. Tri-Town (1)

The first game of the season for the Red Cobras was in Goffstown vs. Tri-Town. Both teams seemed evenly match for skills, but Tri-Town prevailed, 1-0.

The Red Cobras started the game strong with a lot of pressure on the Tri-Town defense. After winning an early free kick just outside the 18 yard box, Josh came up quickly from his defender position to take the kick before Tri-Town could organize themselves. His shot was excellent, but just barely over the crossbar.

The Red Cobras continued the pressure with some excellent passing in the first 30 minutes half. This good teamwork led to a number of chances and some good shots on net by Desmond and Drew and nice saves by the Tri-Town keeper.

The Red Cobras had a couple good chances on corner kicks. On one in particular, Jesse drilled a corner kick into a Tri-Town defender just to the left side of the net. Drew was there for the rebound and tried to touch it in, but the Tri-Town keeper made another nice save.

Later in the half, Jonathan grabbed a mid-field pass and ran it down the field, keeping just ahead of a Tri-Town defender. The Tri-Town keeper came out of the net and made a good kick save on Jonathan's shot.

Just before the end of the half, Tri-Town pressured the Red Cobras and managed to sneak a shot from the left side past Alec in net put Tri-Town up 1-0.

The second half saw each team pressuring with no result. On one spectacular play, a Tri-Town striker beat the Red Cobras defense and drilled a shot that Jonathan saved with a great dive to his right, just managing to get a hand on the ball and knock it away to a Red Cobras defender.

The Red Cobras had some good chances towards the end of the second half, but a very strong Tri-Town defense kept the ball away from the Tri-Town keeper.

Game Summary For

Nashua Red Cobras (4) vs. Merrimack (2)

The Red Cobras started pressuring Merrimack early and kept it up throughout the game. Early in the first half, the Red Cobras were pressuring Merrimack in front of the net when Jonathan got the ball from the center and lifted a long high shot over the Merrimack keeper's head.

Only a few minutes later, the Red Cobras were again pressuring Merrimack when, after a few blocks and deflections from the Merrimack defense, Jonathan once again scored on a ground drive past the keeper on the left side.

Later in the half, Alec scooped up a Merrimack kick and cleared it up the middle. A Merrimack defender happenned to be standing there and drilled it back. The long high kick bounced over Alec and just made it under the crossbar to make it 2-1. The few other chances made by Merrimack were stopped by Alec and some good defending by the Red Cobras.

After a typically excellent throw in from Drew, Desmond took a shot that was blocked by the Merrimack defense. Joe was right there to knock it in, only to be called offside. Still, a nice play with good teamwork.

Throughout the first half, the Red Cobras displayed excellent teamwork and had some great passing that led to many, many chances to score.

On a stellar defensive play, a Merrimack forward took a long pass and had a break away. Randy managed, after a long run, to catch up to the Merrimack player and steal the ball away from him before he could even get off his shot.

Late in the half Desmond beat the defenders and the keeper only to have his shot slow to a crawl near the net and the Merrimack keeper recovered well, bolted back and managed to clear the ball away.

In the second half the Red Cobras started the pressure quickly and managed a 3 on 2 break, but the shot just missed the net.

Merrimack mounted their best offensive burst of the game and were able to score and tied the game at 2-2. Even with that goal, Shawn played an excellent half as keeper. At one point he managed a great kick save/stop on a close range shot and somehow was able to keep the ball from getting to the Merrimack strikers who were right in front of him waitng for the rebound.

Nick led a drive up the left side, evaded a couple Merrimack defenders at the end line and got off a good pass towards the net to Eric. Eric immediately cressed the ball in front of the net where 2 Red Cobras were waiting, but the ball managed to move straight across the net without being touched.

Nick led another drive, this time a breakaway as he out ran the Merrimack defense, but the keep bolted from the net and managed a great kick save on Nick's shot.

On a later drive, the Red Cobras kept solid posession of the ball in the Merrimack end of the field. Jesse received a nice pass back and drilled the ball from just outside the 18 yard box. The shot went over everyone, but the Merrimack keeper came up with a nice jumping save.

Nick led yet another break with Eric, against only the keeper and 1 defender, but his shot was just wide to the right side of the net.

With the score tied and time ticking away, the Red Cobras regrouped and kept up a strong flurry of activity n front of the Merrimack net. After a couple blocked shots, Desmond took a pass from Joe and drilled it into the back of the net to put the Red Cobras up 3-2.

Shortly after the goal, some excellent passing by the Red Cobras led to another chance for Desmond, but the shot was just wide.

With only a couple minutes to go in the game, the Red Cobras had another burst of activity in front of the Merrimack net. Drew intercepted a clearance by the Merrimack defense just outside the 18 yard box and popped up a beautiful, high pass taken by Jonathan who put the ball in the back of the net for his 3rd of the game and set the final score at 4-2.

Game Summary For

Nashua Red Cobras (7) vs. Monadnock (0)

After the Merrimack game, where the Red Cobras showed how they could control the game but had problems finishing their scoring opportunities, the Red Cobras came back and finished extremely well in a 7-0 defeat of Monadnock.

Mike L returned (wrapped cast and all) from his brief time off nursing a broken finger and got right into the game with a great early long distance shot that went a little high. Shortly thereafter, good passing from Jonathan gave Mike L another chance, but his shot was stopped by the Monadnock keeper.

A brief, and rare, defensive breakdown from the Red Cobras allowed the Monadnock forwards a solid shot from the right side and Alec was there to make a great save and cover up the ball.

The Red Cobras first goal was an excellent dislpay of teamwork and passing. Erik blocked a Monadnock shot, controlled the ball, passed it up to Drew who made a long pass up the middle to Desmond who dodged 2 Monadnock defenders, passed the ball off to Mike L on the left who drilled a shot past the Monadnock keeper into the right side of the net.

Monadnock won a couple of corner kicks, both of which were stopped with nice defensive headers by Erik.

Good footwork and passing from Jonathan gave Shawn a 1-on-1 break. He beat the Monadnock defender by pulling up on the ball and switching directions near the top right corner of the penalty box. This disoriented the Monadnock keeper and Shawn easily put the ball into the left side of the net, putting the Red Cobras up 2-0.

The Red Cobras kept up the passing, giving Jonathan a solid shot from the left side, but the Monadnock keeper made a nice save.

Erik intercepted a monadnock pass outside the 18 yard box, passed up to Jonathan who fed the ball to Desmond. Desmond's shot was stopped by the Monadnock keeper, but he could not control the ball and Shawn was there to drill it into the back of the net, making it 3-0. This was Shawn's second goal of the game.

The Monadnock keeper was being kept very busy during the first half by a large number of shots from the Red Cobras.

Early in the second half, Desmond ran the ball up, beat 2 Monadnock defenders and drove the ball over the keeper into the top of the net to put the Red cobras up 4-0.

After a long stretch of good offensive pressure from the Red Cobras, Jonathan was fouled just outside Monadnock's 18 yard box. His free kick went over the wall, but the Monadnock keeper managed to stop the ball.

Some more good passing from Jonathan and Desmond led Nick on a good break, but a last second clide tackle by a Monadnock defender knocked the ball out. Nick had another break moments later down the left side and drew the Monadnock keeper to the left. He properly chose and outside of the foot shot to the right, but it went just wide of the net.

On one of the few second half chances by Monadnock, a 1-on-1 break by a Monadnock forward led to a shot that faked out Red Cobras keeper Erik, but he managed to get a foot on the ball and fell on it before it crossed the line.

The Red Cobras turned up the pressure. Shawn drilled a shot at the keeper who was unable to contain the ball and John S was there to knock it in to make the score 5-0.

Just a few minutes later, John S took the ball past a defender and place a nice shot under the keeper into the left side of the net for his second goal of the game. The Red cobras were no up 6-0.

Shortly before the end of the game, good ball control and excellent passing by the Red Cobras left Mike F open on the right side. He received the ball, chipped it high over the keeper and into the top of the net for his first goal of the season and set the final score at 7-0.

Game Summary For

Nashua Red Cobras (7) vs. Hudson (0)

The Red Cobras continued their domination of the field in another strong showing versus Hudson at Nashua Corp field in Merrimack. The Red Cobras completely dominated Hudson, allowing very few chances for Hudson in the Red Cobras end of the field.

The Red Cobras started the pressure immediately. A couple minutes into the game, and after some good pressure by the Red Cobras, Desmond was left alone just outside the goal line with the ball, but couldn't manage to get it out from between his legs and the Hudson defenders and keeper managed to clear the ball.

Just a minute or so later, Desmond beat a Hudson midfielder to a clearance made by a Hudson defender on the Red Cobras side of the field. He turned and bolted down the left side towards the net. He beat 2 defenders and drilled a left footed shot past the keeper to make it 1-0.

The once chance Hudson had was a long, but soft kick from outside the 18 yard box that almost got away from Alec, but he kept it out of the net. Sometimes those easy ones seem a little too easy.

The Red Cobras won a corner kick on the right side. Jesse lofted an excellent kick into the penalty area that Desmond trapped and ripped off a solid right footed shot that deflected off a Hudson defender and into the net, making it 2-0.

There were 2 very memorable plays in this game. The first one came in the middle of the first half when Jesse took the ball down the right side of the field and made a fantastic cross into the penalty area where Joe drilled a header that, unfortunately, went screaming off the crossbar. It was such a perfect cross and such a good header that it was a shame the ball didn't go in.

On another good chance for the Red Cobras, Mike L took a throw-in from the right side, beat everyone and ripped off a shot that hit the outside netting.

Towards the end of the first half, Shawn did an excellent job of stopping a couple Hudson forwards and sent a long pass up to Randy who beat a Hudson defender for a 1-on-1 with the keeper, but his shot was right at the keeper. The keeper couldn't hold onto the ball, giving Randy another chance, but the keeper blocked it again.

The final goal of the half was setup by an excellent from Drew on the left side. From outside the penalty area, Joe slid and popped the ball over the keepers head to make it 3-0.

Early in the second half, some good teamwork from Joe and Shawn faked out the Hudson defenders and the keeper giving Shawn the ball just outside the penalty area with an empty net. Unable to contain his exceitement at this incredible chance, Shawn's shot went just wide to the right.

In another display of excellent teamwork, Randy brought the ball up from midfield, faked the defender into thinking he was going straight in and delivered a perfect outside-of-the-foot pass to Joe who was coming up the right side uncovered. Joe lofted a nice high shot over the Hudson keeper to make it 4-0.

In the second most memorable play of the game, a couple Red Cobras mis-fires attempting to move the ball led to a long pass that gave Hudson a 2 on 0 break. Mike F and Jonathan raced down the field. Mike F caught the first Hudson forward, taking him out of the play. This left one lone Hudson forward racing towards the net. Jonathan managed to not only catch up to him, but get past him and steal the ball before the Hudson player could get off a shot.

One of the more amusing goals of the game came when Joe sent a long shot in that the Hudson keeper stopped but could not hold onto. Desmond wandered into the open net and when he attempted to drill the ball into the net, he all but fanned on the shot and it slowly rolled into the net. Still, it was Desmond's 3rd goal of the game and it make the score 5-0.

The Red Cobras had a large number of chances with some long and strong shots by Eric, Erik, Jesse and Joe that kept the Hudson keeper very busy.

Joe had a second header chance when Eric sent a long high cross in from the left side, but Joe's header was stopped by the keeper.

Late in the second half, the Red Cobras won a corner kick from the right side that Jesse sent in beautifully. The kick was blocked by a Hudson defender and it bounced right to Desmond who was in the perfect position to drill it into the net for his 4th goal of the game and set the score at 6-0.

The final goal was scored when Jesse took the ball at midfield and ran it all the way down the right side. The keeper dove the stop the shot, but the ball sat free in front of the net. Erik's shot off the rebound was stopped by a Hudson defender and Nick, who was standing right there, knocked it in to make the final score 7-0.

Game Summary For

Nashua Red Cobras (1) vs. Litchfeld (3)

The Red Cobras suffered a very tough loss to Litchfield in a 1-3 match. While the Red Cobras controlled the majority of the game, much as they did in the Tri-Town game, they had difficulty finishing, also much like the Tri-Town game. It's a tough loss when you control the game as well as the Red Cobras did, but don't come out the winner. A lot of credit should go to the Litchfield keeper who faced a huge number of shots and did an excellent job of keeping the ball out of the net.

Early on in the game the Cobras were pressuring Litchfield. Some good passing and maneuvering led to an early shot by Desmond that was stopped by the Litchfield keeper.

Shortly after that, a sliding tackle by Erik inside the 18-yard box was ruled a foul and Litchfield scored on the resulting penalty kick to make the score 0-1.

A while later, Eric sent a long drive up to Desmond who passed it off to Nick who put it in the back of the net to even up the score at 1-1.

Litchfield came back and scored on a long high shot from the right side to put them up 1-2.

Litchfield had a brief burst of pressure, but good defense and good goal keeping by Alec kept the the ball out of the net.

The Red Cobras spent the remainder of the half with the ball in the Litchfield end of the field, but to no avail. There were a number of good chances and nice shots, but the litchfield defense and their keeper kept the Red Cobras from scoring.

Towards the end of the half Jonathan took a long kick that was punched out by the Litchfield keeper.

The second half started the way the first half ended, with the Red Cobras pressuring heavily. The Red Cobras again had a number of chances and some very close calls with the ball dribbling just in front of the net, but they could not finish.

The Red Cobras had a couple some nice long field passes to move the ball up the field. Jesse ended it with a great running shot that went just over the Litchfield net.

In one excellent play, the Red Cobras won a free kick on the right side. Drew sent in a long high ball that Shawn headed, but it went just wide.

Shortly after that play, Eric had a good shot deflected by Litchfield that was taken by Desmond, but his shot was wide.

Throughout the game, the Red Cobras intercepted a large number of passes and clearances from Litchfield, but the Red Cobras missed some passing chances and could not score.

One very close play was a shot taken by Eric from the right side that the Litchfield keeper just got his fingers on but it wasn't cleared out. It sat bouncing low just in front of the net, but the litchfield defense got there and cleared it out before the Red Cobras could get to it.

With only a few minutes left, Litchfield sent a long pass down the field. A litchfield player was shadowed by a Red Cobra, but it was 1-on-1 with Alec, the Red Cobras keeper. Alec came out with a sliding tackle, but the Litchfield player managed to get the ball around him and tap it into the net to make the final score 1-3.

Game Summary For

Nashua Red Cobras (2) vs. Bedford (1)

The Red Cobras came back from their loss to Litchfield with a much stronger game against Bedford, who were a better team than Litchfield. The Red Cobras pulled out a 2-1 win against Bedford.

Just 3 1/2 minutes into the game, drew sent a long center pass up to Mike L who cleanly beat 2 Bedford defenders and drilled the ball past the Bedford keeper from just outside the penalty area to put the Red Cobras up 1-0.

Just a few minutes later, Mike L led Desmond with a long pass from the middle of the field. Desmond beat a defender and put the ball over the Bedford keepers head to make it 2-0.

Still in the early part of the first half, Jesse got the ball on the Red Cobras side of the field, fed the ball up to Mike L who in turn passed up to Desmond. Desmond took a great long shot from the edge of the 18-yard box, but his kick was just over the crossbar.

Towards the middle of the first half, Erik sent a long defensive clearance up to Desmond who managed to get past the Bedford defender and get off a shot, but the Bedford keeper was there to make the save.

During the first 15 minutes of the first half, the Red Cobras showed some excellent teamwork, passing and a few well played give-and-go's. In the latter part of the half, passing seemed to dry up a bit.

As the Red Cobras passing broke down, Bedford started to turn up the pressure. During the latter part of the second half, Bedford got off a number of shots, including one that was sent high over Jonathan's head. Although Jonathan made a well timed leap on the ball, it was too high and skimmed over his fingers and into the back of the net to make the score 2-1.

Jonathan came though in the clutch with some fantastic saves in the first half, including a well timed catch of an excellent Bedford corner kick.

Once Bedford scored, the Red Cobras defense clamped down and Mike F, Josh, Shawn and Erik played solidly.

In the second half, the Red Cobras didn't let up a single shot on net. Bedford did manage a couple wide shots, but nothing good on net.

An early second half break by Bedford would likely have been a goal if not for an excellent slide tackle by Erik who knocked the ball out of play.

The Red Cobras sent a fair amount of time in the Bedford end of the field in the second half and had a few shots, but the Bedford keeper was there to make the saves. Joe, Desmond and Mike all had good shots.

Game Summary For

Nashua Red Cobras (5) vs. ConVal (3)

The Red Cobras pulled out a solid win from a strong and talented ConVal team by a score of 5-3.

The Red Cobras started out strong again. Very early in the first half, a long shot by Shawn was batted down by the ConVal keeper. When the keeper didn't control the ball, John S was right there to knock it in to make the score 1-0.

Moments later, Nick took a nice shot from the center of the 18-yard box, but it went over the crossbar.

ConVal began pressuring the Red Cobras, but Erik, Mike F, Shawn and Dave held firm on defense while Alec made a couple of good saves.

Mike L took a long leading pass up the left-center with John S on the right for support. They had a 2 on 1 break, but the ball got away from Mike L and the ConVal keeper picked it up.

As the first half moved on, ConVal won a corner kick. The ball was well kicked and got past the red Cobra's defenders and into the back of the net to even the score at 1-1.

The Red Cobras came right back. Eric was taken down hard about 10 yards out from the 18-yard box. Erik (the other one) took the free kick and sent an instep drive through the wall. A ConVal defender tried to get to it and ended up deflecting the ball into the net to put the Red Cobras up 2-1.

Later in the first half the play of the game was set up when Mike L broke down the right side of the field, beat a ConVal defender and sent a perfect cross in to Joe who headed the ball back and to his left into the net. The ConVal keeper never had a chance. The Red Cobras were now up 3-1.

Towards the end of the first half, ConVal came in with a 2 on 1 break. Jonathan managed to intercept the ball around the penalty box and his attempted clearance ended in the Red Cobras net for an unfortunate own goal. It was a shame since Jonathan did such a fantastic job of getting back to intercept the ball.

In the second half both the Red Cobras and ConVal were pressuring heavily. ConVal won a couple of early corner kicks and gave the Red Cobras a few scary moments, but good defense and good goalkeeping by Alec held ConVal off.

Mike L managed a few good breaks, but the ball always seemed to get just a little too far ahead of him or the ConVal keeper would bolt from his net and stop the shot.

After some good pressuring by the Red Cobras, the ConVal keeper made the mistake of rolling the ball into traffic to one of his players where Desmond easily intercepted it and sent a shot into the net to put the Red Cobras up 4-2.

Although ConVal was pressuring heavily near the end of the game, the Red Cobras defense held up well. In one amazing moment, a ConVal player drilled the ball long and high from outside the 18-yard box. The ball was over Alec's head, but it bounced off the left post, onto the right post and down just in front of the net. With Alec scrambling to get his bearings after this wild shot, Erik managed to get a foot on the ball and clear it out. Fortunately there were no ConVal players around the net at the time.

ConVal managed another goal on a corner kick that went past all the Red Cobras players. With only a few minutes left, the score was 4-3.

With less than minute left in the game, the Red Cobras won a corner kick that Jesse very nicely sent into the crowd in front of the ConVal net. After a brief flurry of activity Joe got the ball and sent it over the keepers head (his second of the game), making the final score 5-3.

Game Summary For

Nashua Red Cobras (3) vs. Litchfeld (4)

This was a rematch with Litchfield for the Red Cobras, and a chance to avenge their earlier loss to Litchfield.

Today, on a cold and rain soaked field at Mines Falls, the Red Cobras were once again defeated by Litchfield and their outstanding goalkeeper by a score of 4-3.

Litchfield scored first on a high shot over Jonathan's head that he had no chance to get.

The Red Cobras came back with some good pressure on Litchfield. After a couple chances that were stopped by the Litchfield defenders, Mike L put a sliding shot past the Litchfield keeper to tie the score at 1 each.

A Red Cobras player was taken down just inside the 18-yard box. The call was for interference and no penalty kick was given. Erik took the free kick and sent a curving shot to the near post, but the Litchfield keeper managed to get there and stop the shot.

Litchfield had much more field presence in this game than they did in the previous game. During the first half they put a lot of pressure on the Red Cobras. Jonathan came up big with a number of excellent saves. The second goal by Litchfield came when the Red Cobras defense was unable to clear the ball. Litchfield got not only a shot, but 2 rebounds. Jonathan stopped the initial shot, make a stunning effort to stop a close range shot on the first rebound, but was unable to recover in time to stop the third shot from going in. Litchfield was not up 2-1.

After a corner kick by the Red Cobras last in the half, there was a flurry of activity in front of the Litchfield net, with attempted shots being blocked by the Litchfield defenders. Just as Desmond grabbed the ball, the center opened up and Desmond caught the Litchfield keeper out of position and tapped the ball into the right side of the net to even the score at 2 each.

In the second half, it was almost all Red Cobras. They controlled the ball and the field of play for the majority of the half. Litchfield managed another score to put them in the lead, 3-2.

Towards the middle of the second half, Joe was taken down hard inside the Litchfield 18-yard box. He was awarded a penalty kick and drilled it into the top right corner to even the score at 3 apiece.

The Red Cobras kept up the pressure and had many chances to score, but the shots were stopped by a very busy Litchfield keeper and his defenders.

In a brief moment when Litchfield went on the offensive near the end of the game, a Litchfield forward was able to sneak a shot past Alec who was unable to get a hand on it. This made the final score 4-3.