Bristol Eastern (1-4-2) hosted Bristol Central (1-4-3) Monday evening and needed an aggressive run at the end to bring about a 2-2 tie.
The game was even until just before the end of the first half. Central’s Tom Pirog intercepted a Lancer clearance and quickly sent it across the field to a waiting, unmarked Rafael Antonio, Jr., who deftly sent the ball into the Eastern goal with 4:17 remaining in the period.
“The opening half, and much of the game, was a real battle with players being pressured and few multiple passing combinations ,” said Eastern coach Bill Sweet. “It was a typical Eastern/Central game where emotions ran high and it was difficult to get into a rhythm for either team.”
In the second half, Central doubled the score at 14:17 when Renato Teran took a loose ball at the left side of the penalty area and hit a hard shot that deflected off a Lancer defender and into the goal.
The score didn’t stay at 2-0 for very long, as less than a minute later at 13:30, Eastern answered that goal as Lucas Tylicky sent a cross to the back side of the Rams’ net and Landon Gawel knocked it home to cut the lead to 2-1.
The Lancers pressed play and were rewarded at 4:19 when Gawel returned the favor and sent a cross to Tylicky who quickly hit it into the net to knot the score.
Goalie James Palma made 7 saves for Central while Connor Murtaugh had 6 saves for Eastern.
Bristol Central hosts Manchester Thursday evening at 6:30 while the Lancers host Plainville at 3:45 on Thursday afternoon.
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