Yesterday's report of the Freshman team's victory over Concord referred to the Marauders as "road weary". Although accurate, that label would have been more appropriately applied the Hanover's leg-weary warriors today, as they lost a 4-3 contest to Manchester Memorial.
The season is barely three weeks old, yet the Marauders have already bussed to Portsmouth, Bedford, Exeter, Concord and Manchester. That's a lot of driving! Playing the second of a pair of back-to-back matches, Hanover nursed a lead in the second half but faded down the stretch despite outshooting their hosts by a significant margin.
Elias Zinman gave Hanover a 1-0 lead at the 16 minute mark, with Liam Collins assisting. Memorial scored the next two goals to take 2-1 advantage, but Caleb Benjamin's second successful penalty kick conversion in two days tied the match just before halftime.
Bauti Gallino scored his fifth goal of the season to give the Marauders the lead 17 minutes into the second half, but Memorial tied the game with eight minutes to play and got the game winner in the final minute of the match.
Life on the road is tough: small field, missed opportunities, rough play by the opponents, unsympathetic referees, and just. plain. tired. Hanover kept their composure, though, and heeded Coach Willie's advice to learn from it and come back stronger. Five consecutive home games await, beginning with next Wednesday's challenging match against Cardigan. Come to the Pasture and watch some quality futbol!
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