The Midcoast United soccer club capitalized on the beautiful fall weather last weekend with strong matches at home and away.

On September 23, the Midcoast U12 team scored a decisive 3-0 win against the Waterville Patriots at Clifford Field in Boothbay. After steady pressure by Midcoast, Will Shaffer scored their first goal on a cross into the upper corner.

With support from center defenseman Ella Spear, Simon Spear was able to chip the ball over the Patriot goal keeper for Midcoast’s second goal. Avery Stewart, Bayly Gaughan and Markus Russell all had shots on goal and Simon Spear scored the team’s third goal on a breakaway.

The strong defense of Patrick Gudroe, Ben Jacobs, Ethan Carmolli and keeper Timmy Chappelle succeeded in shutting out the Patriots.

Also at Clifford Field on Sunday, Midcoast’s U10 team battled the Waterville Patriots to a 2-2 tie. Midcoast started strong with Sam Sinabaldi scoring the first goal of the match. The Patriots squeezed by the Midcoast defenders Grady Suhr and Wyatt Pinkham to tie up the game 1-1.

Keeper Ben Pearce made some great saves in the first half keeping the Midcoast team in the game. With a nice pass by left wing Jake Fowler, Sam Sinabaldi was able to get another past the Patriot keeper to regain the lead.  

A breakaway by the Patriot team in the second half took out Midcoast keeper Ryan Russell, leaving the Midcoast defense vulnerable. The Patriots tied the match on breakaway that keeper Pearce was unable to stop. The clock ran out with neither team able to get ahead; the final score 2-2.

Midcoast United’s U9 soccer team secured a 5-2 win against Gray/New Gloucester on Sunday at Gray.  Jack Duncan went on a scoring spree in the first half, scoring three unanswered goals for Midcoast. Gray was finally able to break through Midcoast’s strong defense, ending the half at 3-1.

In the second half, Maddox Tilas scored his first for Midcoast, making it 4-1. Gray drove one more past the Midcoast keeper, bringing the score to 4-2. Duncan was able to get another one by the Gray keeper, landing Midcoast a strong 5-2 finish.

The Midcoast U12 team will play Sunday, Sept. 30 in Yarmouth (softball fields) at 1:30 p.m. U10 and U9 teams will play on their home turf (Boothbay or Wiscasset) time and location to be determined.