Cardinals battle Don Bosco, Cristo Rey on Fannon Field in the home opener for Bishop Ireton.
Senior Nestor Arias staked Don Bosco, Cristo Rey to a 1-0 first half lead, then junior Emanuel Omogbo split two Ireton defenders with 39;17 left and the Wolves held on to win 2-1 in the home opener for Bishop Ireton’s boys soccer team.
“I think I wanted more.” said the tall, slender Omogbo of his gamewinning tally. “It is my first year playing high school soccer, I am a basketball player.”
The Cardinals moved the ball effectively and had shots on goal, but couldn’t find the net until senior Nick Galdos was awarded a penalty kick with 22 minutes remaining in the contest. The four-year varsity player made no doubt in burying the shot and Ireton continued to press the visitors hard in their end.
Elliot Fantino dribbled and passed the Cardinals into a number of opportunities but the Don Bosco squad denied the goals with strong goal keeping and consistently clearing the Ireton corner kick opportunities.
Ireton (0-1-1) heads to Fairfax on Monday to open the WCAC campaign at PVI. Gametime for the varsity contest is 6:45pm, JV will kickoff at 5:30pm on Panther Field.
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