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Spring 2005 - Game 1 Vipers Earn Gritty Victory
 Despite
the close score, however, the team banded together to secure the second
straight victory of the season. Springfield 1 was a game opponent. They
hustled, battled, and fought throughout the match, but the outcome
simply was never in doubt. Were it not for the excellent Springfield
defense, the score would have been much more one-sided.Once again, the entire first half was played in the Vipers' offensive end.  Chris
Giangi, Chris Hudspeth,
Bobby
Doyle,
Sam
Porter, and Kevin Hart all had good chances in the first 40
minutes, but did not quite connect. The Red & Black connecting passes
were sublime, yet the pace of the action was not quite what the team is
capable of--probably due again to the stress and strain of varsity
soccer.
Speaking of defense, it bent but did not break on this day. Tony
Soukup again was outstanding at sweeper, and he was the constant. He
was ably assisted by John Thomas, John Beerman,
Brad
Johnson, and even Giangi, who moved into the back to solidify the
team.As with the previous game, the first twenty minutes of the second half were key. The Vipers can't count on things working out this way every week, but when you're a little down it's okay to win with a surge of effort rather than a constant one. In the 55th minute, midfielder Travis
Dezendorf broke the ice with an excellent shot from about
twenty-five yards
out after Hudspeth and Hart had fired shots that rebounded away. That
goal was enough for the victory, but Doyle added insurance late in the
match when he slotted home a goal from a very tough angle.All in all, an excellent result for a team that was hurting a bit and had traveled afar. The boys will be back on this field again in two weeks for another tough match in Springfield.
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