DEA Bedford Over 30

A "Goal of the Year" nomination goes to Steve Bicknell for his bicycle kick goal that put the Pacers up 1-0 against the Peobody Spartans this past Sunday. The goal would be all that the Pacers would need to continue their unbeaten streak to four games. The bicycle kick came in the first half after the Spartan keeper bobbled a free kick from Dale Dubois from midfield. The ball fell to the left side of the net an in front of Steve with his back to the net. The bicycle kick finish left even the Peobody players applauding. The start of the second half was a bit rough as Scott Sharby felt the urge to kick the legs of the Spartan midfielder. Scott was awarded a Red card and the Pacers would finish the game with ten men. Controlled play and maintaining possession of the ball was the key to holding the Spartans scoreless for the remainder of the game. This Sunday will be a Home game against the Windham team at Sportsmans. This may determine who moves to division 2 so come to play... Game starts at 9 AM.....

The wind played a big roll in the match between the Pacers and the Internationals of Danvers. Danvers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first half as they had the wind to their back. One of these goals was questionable as the referee missed a foul against our keeper, Chris Cloutier. Since when is it a foul to hold on to the keepers shirt when he is triing to save the ball?? All these new rules.. The second half turned around as the Pacers were with the wind. Jeff Bailey netted the first Pacer goal with a beautiful header off a John Guild corner kick. The equalizer came from Scott Sharby as he muscled his way in to score after being fed a pass from Jeff Bailey. Who let Jeff play up front??? Isn't he a sweeper.... heads are going to roll.. The score would end tied and the Pacers earn another point. One good note... no Yellow or Red cards. The next game, the Pacers travel to Peobody to take on the always pleasant Spartans at 9:00 AM at Buckley Field. Check locations for a map. Hopefully they will have nets this time.

The Pacers shut out the Rovers of Billerica 3-0 on Sunday morning before a near capacity crowd at Sportsmans Field in Bedford. It was a very strong defense lead by Jeff Bailey that controlled the tempo of the game from the start. The Pacers got on the board early as Scott Sharby took a pass from Steve Bicknell and buried it in the net to put the Pacers up for good. Bertie O'Gorman was to make it 2 to nill at the half, finishing a pass from Scott Sharby. The second half was a bit more physical as the Billerica bunch tried to get on the board. It would be to no avail as Bertie O'Gorman would net a header off a Jeff Guild cross to finish the scoring at 3-0. We don't need to remind ourselves about the dangers of accumulating yellow card points again do we..... you know who you are... 5 card points in one game is not acceptable behavior. The Pacers take on the Danvers Internationals next Sunday at 9 AM in search of their 3rd straight win.

The Pacers started the spring season out with a win on Sunday against the Hollis Overlook Team 2-1. The Pacers started out slow and unorganized and found themselves down a goal early in the first half. It was to remain this way until Bertie O'Gorman muscled the ball down the field and found Jeff Guild, who tuck it in for the equalizer. The defense took over after that in a battle to prevent a goal. Joe Correai was given the goal keepers task and played excellent. The game continued back and forth until about midway thought the second half. Sean Kelly found an open Marco Kodman, who put away the winning goal. All of that strenuous winter conditioning paid off for the Pacers as they were clearly the more fit of the two teams. The Pacers are at home next Sunday against the Danvers Internationals. Please let Peter know via email if you can or cannot survive

The Peobody Sporting Club was unwilling to play in the rain on Sunday. Its too bad we won't see them in the spring to replay this game. We all hope they have a good time in Division 4. FYI: Hollis is moving up from Division 4 and Billerica will be moving down from Division 2. Westford is moving up from our Division and Peobody Sporting is out of here...