DEA Bedford Masters 2

The mist covered the field on a cool November morning. Jim Goddard actually showed up early to the game, I guess he had all green lights on the way, messing with his "show up in time to start the game" approach. What ever it was, it worked as Goddard would earn his second shutout of the season as DEA would roll over Westford 5-0 heading into the final week of makeup games. No referee showed for the start, Westford graciously supplied a substitute ref for the 1st fifteen minutes until the real one finally arrived. It just happened to be the same ref. that showed up 20 minutes late when we played Amesbury. It took about 25 minutes into the game before DEA started to clearly dominate the game. Jim McCall worked a give and go with John Morin returning a great pass to McCall who took it in 1v1 on the goalie beating him in the low corner. This opened the flood gates for Bedford. Nick Masci broke down the right side, then cuts a great ball back to John Guild who strikes a 20 yard ball into the back of the net. A few plays later, Jim McCall hits a corner kick to Stan getting great vertical to knock a head ball into the side netting, at 5' 6" he is our leading air specialist. The half ended with a 3-0 lead but that was not enough. Lots of pressure in the Westford end, yielded another, when Jim McCall drove deep to the left corner cutting a pass to the 12 yard mark where Jeff Guild makes a one touch turn then snaps a low hard driven ball past everyone. The goalie had no chance to react. Lots more pressure in the Westford end causes yields the second goal in two games for Ray who again waiting at the 30, spanks a line drive past everyone to the back of the net. Notable player of the day came from the DEA defense. Jim Kellogg was not to be beaten in any format, he was all over any ball remotely close to him, frustrating the Westford offense continually. He seemed to be an invincible wall. Jim has truly perfected the stopper midfield-forward position. Two more regular season games during the week will be challenging. Numbers may be sketchy on both nights, with many people having conflicts. Hopefully we can end with no loses this season.