Hurl, Fuccello Lead Boca U23s Over NJ Rangers
July 10, 2004
The Jersey Shore Boca U23 men’s team traveled North to Denville Saturday afternoon and took on the NJ Rangers at Morris Catholic High School in a Mid-Atlantic Summer Showcase League (MSSL) regular season game. Bobby Hurl (left) of Middletown and Justin Fuccello of Brick who combined for four goals and one assist between them, celebrate after Boca’s first goal of the game.
Hurl, Fuccello Lead Boca U23s Over NJ Rangers
Duo combines for 4 goals and 1 assist in 5-1 Boca win
DENVILLE, NJ (July 10, 2004) – The Jersey Shore Boca U23 men’s soccer team traveled North to Denville Saturday afternoon and took on the NJ Rangers at Morris Catholic High School in a Mid-Atlantic Summer Showcase League (MSSL) regular season game.
Boca started the scoring in 10th minute when Yale University’s Jack Facemyer (Tuckerton, NJ) slid a through ball to a streaking Bobby Hurl (Middletown, NJ) about 25 yards out on the right side.
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Jersey Shore Boca U23 members Bobby Hurl (left) of Middletown and Justin Fuccello of Brick celebrate after Hurl scored Boca’s first goal in their MSSL game Saturday afternoon against the NJ Rangers. |
Hurl, a four-year starter at Kutztown University (PA), ran on to the ball in stride behind the Ranger defenders and buried a low shot to the near post.
After conceding the tying goal in the 15th minute, Boca’s Justin Fuccello (Brick, NJ) won a ball at mid-field, turned away from the Rangers mid-fielders and connected with Will McMaster (Rumson, NJ) who was on the left side at the top of the penalty box.
McMaster, who played in all 18 games at Randolph Macon College (VA) as a freshman last year, finished the attack from that side and beat the Ranger goalkeeper low and to the right in the 21st minute that ultimately proved to be the game winner.
Boca scored once more before the half ended when Fuccello found himself with the ball about 10 yards out after a scuffle inside in box. The Rutgers University sophomore, collected the ball on his right foot and ripped an unassisted shot past the Ranger keeper to make the score 3-1 in Boca’s favor.
Hurl scored his second goal of the game five minutes into the second half when Christian Pontier (Forked River, NJ) found Hurl on the left side about 20 yards out.
Pontier, who will begin his sophomore year at Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ) in September, played a perfect through ball to Hurl who sped past a Ranger defender and hit a diagonal shot past the Ranger GK.
Fuccello ended the Boca scoring on the day when Jim Coletti (Warren, NJ), pushed-up from his right-back position and stripped the ball from a Ranger attacker.
The Assumption College (MA) sophomore played a long, 40 yard ball over the Ranger defenders and found Fuccello all alone in the middle of the field 15 yards away from the goal.
Fuccello beat the keeper to the left for his second goal of the game.
Boca defenders Pat Bulvanoski (Ocean Township – Mount St. Mary’s College), Sean Cahill (Manchester Township – Kean University), Dan Haydu (Toms River – Monmouth University), John Mortiz (Tuckerton – Caldwell College) and Nick Gkionis (Jackson Township – Stevens Institute of Technology) along with Coletti, kept the Ranger attack at-bay for most of the game limiting their scoring opportunities.
Boca goalkeepers Sean Grayson (Plainfield, NJ) and Old Dominion University bound Jon Curry-Edwards (Spring Lake Hgts., NJ) split time between the pipes allowing only one goal on the afternoon..
“We played well today against a quality organization. Their skill and tactical abilities are not indicative of their overall league record. We defended very good and limited their scoring chances. We also kept possession of the ball much better and switched direction of play nicely this afternoon†said Walt Konopka coach of the Boca U23s.
With today’s game Boca improves to 2-4-1 while the NJ Rangers fall to 0-6-0.
The Mid-Atlantic Summer Showcase League is a first year regional adult amateur soccer league specifically designed for collegiate players and is fully sanctioned by the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA), the national governing body for adult amateur soccer.
In addition to Boca and the NJ Rangers, the ten other U-23 MSSL inaugural member clubs include PDA (NJ), Cherry Hill United (NJ), World Class SC (NJ), Connecticut Strikers (CT), FC Westchester (NY), Manhattan Kickers (NY), ISA Heat (NY), Lehigh Valley United (PA), The Philadelphia Soccer Club (PA) and Voorhees SC (NJ).
The Jersey Shore Boca soccer club has been a fixture in the soccer community since 1978 and is one of the most respected soccer clubs in New Jersey.
The club celebrated its 25-year anniversary in 2003.
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