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Williamsburg
Legacy 1 - 2 Wilmington Hammerheads
June 25th, 2004
Busch Field, Williamsburg, VA - 7:00 pm Kickoff
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Williamsburg
Legacy 2 - 1 Richmond Kickers Future
June 19th, 2004
Captains Field, Newport News, VA - 7:00 pm Kickoff
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On
Saturday night the Legacy beat the Richmond Kickers Future 2-1. In the
55th minute, the Kickers struck first when Mark McCormick shot the ball
across the goal to Adam Cristman. Cristman redirected the ball into the
goal to put Richmond up 1-0. In the 65th minute, the Legacy struck back.
Following the pattern of late, Pat Scherder beat the defense, but was
fouled, this time just outside of the penalty area. Brannon Thomas took
the free kick and slotted it into the far left corner to tie the game.
In the 79th minute Gonzalo Segares carried the ball down the left
sideline and passed the ball to Scherder on the right side of the field.
Scherder handled the ball and neatly scored the game winner.
Williamsburg
Legacy 2 - 0 Carolina Dynamo
June 16th, 2004
Bryan Park, Greensboro, NC - 7:30 pm Kickoff
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The
Williamsburg Legacy took over 1st place in the South Atlantic division
of the PDL with a gutsy 2-0 victory over previous division leader
Carolina Dynamo. The Legacy is the only team to have beaten the Dynamo
this season.
Both
goals were first half penalties. In the 15th minute Brian Hinkle slipped
a ball behind the Dynamo defense, and Pat Scherder was brought down by
Osei Telesford. Hinkle then calmly slotted the goal. In the 32nd minute
Brannon Thomas flicked a ball again behind the right side of the defense
and Scherder was bundled over for the second time. Hinkle's penalty was
blocked by goalkeeper Alex Maslow, but he headed in the rebound for his
second goal of the evening.
The
Legacy back four of Cann, Marklin, Scott and Brown along with goalkeeper
John Connelly got their 2nd shutout in three games. John Connelly made
several huge saves down the stretch and Rob Cann, Jeff Marklin, Brian
Scott and Alex Brown helped keep chances to a minimum.
Next
up for the Legacy is a big home match versus in-state rivals Richmond
Kickers Future. The Future hammered the Legacy 4-0 two weeks ago in
Richmond.
The
Legacy improves to 7-4 on the season and rides a three game win streak
into the Richmond game. Game time is 7PM @ CNU's Captains Field on
Saturday. For directions please go to http://www.williamsburglegacy.com/stadium.htm#CNU
Williamsburg
Legacy 2 - 1 Harrisburg City Islanders
June 12th, 2004
Busch Field, Williamsburg, VA - 7:00 pm Kickoff
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The
Williamsburg Legacy followed Friday night’s 4-0 victory over West
Virginia with another outstanding performance, defeating the
professional Harrisburg Islanders 2-1 on Busch
Field
Saturday. The match began aggressively as the outsized Legacy muscled to
retain possession. In the 25th minute, the Islanders struck first. Off
of a lofted corner kick, the
ball
ricocheted around the goal box before landing right in front of J.T.
Dorsey who seized the moment and planted the ball into the goal. Despite
an array of Legacy attacks, the Islanders held the lead going into the
half.
In
the 48th minute, an open Robbie Wright beat the Islander keeper from
close range. A defender was positioned in exactly the right spot on the
goal line and removed the danger. Rather than becoming discouraged, the
Williamsburg offense, led by Pat Scherder coming off of a spectacular
game Friday night, kept creating opportunities to score. In the 74th
minute the Legacy persistence, coupled with a timely substitution, paid
dividends. Clayton Voss, who had entered the game just a minute earlier,
received a ball on the right side. He drove the ball to the left side of
the goal where Brannon Thomas raced in and scored off of a dramatic
diving header.
The
Legacy wasted no time setting up the game winner. In the 80th minute,
Pat Scherder put a pass in from the endline to Clayton Voss. Voss took a
crack, but was denied by the Islander keeper. Alex Brown ran in from the
right side, timed the rebound perfectly, and scorched a shot to the
upper 90 from 30 yards out, sealing the win for the Legacy.
Williamsburg
plays again next Saturday night on the campus of Christopher Newport
University at 7 pm.
Williamsburg
Legacy 4 - 0 West Virginia Chaos
June 11th, 2004
Busch Field, Williamsburg, VA - 7:00 pm Kickoff
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The
Williamsburg Legacy ended their scoring slump on a rainy Friday night,
beating the West Virginia Chaos 4-0. Controlling
the ball early, Williamsburg’s Patrick Scherder threatened to score as
the Legacy dumped the ball deep into West Virginia’s territory and let
the speedy Scherder blast by the defense. From the left side however,
Scherder could not initially find the goal. The powerful Legacy surge
could only be turned away for a short while. In the 17th minute, Ricardo
Valverde played a perfect ball over and around a Chaos defender. Brannon
Thomas shot the ball right out of the air into the back of the
net. In the 30th minute Valverde was issued his 2nd yellow card of
the night, leading to an automatic red card and an ejection from the
game. The Chaos had a few threatening scoring chances being a man up,
but a few great steals and slide tackles from the Legacy defense kept
the threats from amounting to a goal. Instead of playing on their heals
with only 10 players, the Legacy continued to attack, continuously
breaking away with numbers forward. In spite of these attacks, the Chaos
was able to keep the score at 1-0 entering the intermission.
The
Legacy, led by Patrick Scherder, kept up the offensive pressure in the
2nd half. Scherder hit paydirt when Robbie Wright hit him with a long
pass from the back. Scherder dribbled nearly half the field,
beating a defender and the keeper and finally netted a left footed shot
from inside the goal box. In the 66th minute, Scherder again contributed
to a Legacy goal. He got past the Chaos defense, but found himself
pinned against the left endline. Scherder passed the ball back to
Brannon Thomas cutting towards the goal. Thomas one touched the ball in,
easily scoring his second goal of the night. In the 83rd minute,
substitute Chris Mein made a move to beat
his man and took a shot on goal. The Chaos keeper made the save, but the
rebound bounced directly to Robbie Wright. Wright passed the ball across
the goal to Ado Fazlic who nudged the ball in from close range. The
Legacy hopes to carry their newly
found
offensive firepower into Saturday night’s 7pm game against the
professional Harrisburg City Islanders.
Williamsburg
Legacy 0 - 2 Raleigh CASL Elite
June 6th, 2004
Busch Field, Williamsburg, VA - 7:00 pm Kickoff
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Lady
Luck was unkind to the Williamsburg Legacy Sunday night as they lost to
the Raleigh CASL Elite 0-2. It seemed the Legacy had control of the game
in the early going. They used
excellent
passing out of the back to set up opportunities in their offensive
midfield. On the other hand, the Raleigh defense made careless errors,
making it easy for the Legacy
to
retain possession. However, despite all the Legacy efforts, they were
unable to finish for a goal. In the 39th minute, Raleigh penetrated the
Williamsburg defense. Steven Curfman passed the ball from the endline
through to David Buehler who poked the ball near post to put the Elite
up 1- 0.
In
the second half, the Legacy’s misfortune continued. Pat Scherder came
in off the bench to provide a spark to the offense and just missed
scoring on some of his attempts. Raleigh had a yellow card at the top of
the box in the 65th minute, but the Legacy failed to convert the ensuing
set-piece. Alex Brown was fouled shortly after at the same spot, but
again the Legacy could not capitalize. In the 74th minute, Brannon
Thomas had two point blank looks, but was denied both times by Raleigh
goalkeeper Justin Hughes. The wind was taken out of the Legacy’s sails
when Raleigh’s speedy substitute Bryant Salter sprinted past the
Williamsburg
backs and took a point blank shot on goal. John Connelly was able to
make the save, but Stephen Bickford was there to put the rebound away.
Despite
outshooting the Elite 32 -11 in the game, the Legacy was shutout in this
Mid-Atlantic District matchup. The Legacy
plays at home on Friday and Saturday nights next week against West
Virginia and Harrisburg City.
Williamsburg
Legacy 0 - 4 Richmond Kickers Future
June 4th, 2004
Cary Street Field, Richmond, VA - 4:30 pm Kickoff
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Williamsburg
Legacy 2 - 0 Chesapeake Dragons
May 29th, 2004
Busch Field, Williamsburg, VA - 7:00 pm Kickoff
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The
Williamsburg Legacy added three more points to their season total
Saturday night, beating the Chesapeake Dragons at Busch Field 2-0.
The first half was filled with aggressive play. Only one yellow card
was issued, however, and the players on each team battled hard for
possession, but neither was able to put together a successful scoring
sequence as the teams played to a scoreless half.
The Legacy’s best opportunity was in the 39th minute when a ball
floated into the Chesapeake penalty box ricocheted off Graham Albert.
With the ball lingering in the air, Alex Brown executed an acrobatic
bicycle kick that beat the Dragon goaltender but clanked off the far
post.
The
Legacy finally broke down the Dragon defense in the 64th minute. Alex
Brown passed the ball in from the sideline and Clayton Voss was on the
receiving end to score the game’s first goal.
Ten minutes later, Ado Fazlic played a ball through to Robbie Wright
who stretched out to poke the ball past the Chesapeake goalkeeper to
extend the Legacy lead.
John Connelly made 11 saves in the game including two incredible saves
in the last minute to lead the Legacy defense to its first shutout of
the season.
The Legacy takes the field next June 4 against the Richmond Kickers
Future in Richmond.
Williamsburg
Legacy 3 - 2 Carolina Dynamo
May 22nd, 2004
Busch Field, Williamsburg, VA - 7:00 pm Kickoff
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Williamsburg
Legacy 1 - 2 Raleigh CASL Elite
May 21st, 2004
SAS Stadium, Raleigh, NC - 6:00 pm Kickoff
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Williamsburg
Legacy 0 - 4 Virginia Beach Mariners (Exhibition)
May 18th, 2004
Captains Field, Christopher Newport University, VA - 7:00 pm Kickoff
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The
Williamsburg Legacy suffered a hard 4-0 loss on Tuesday night in a
exhibition match against the A-League’s Virginia Beach Mariners at
Captain’s Field on the campus of Christopher Newport University.
The speed of the Mariners caught the Legacy off guard early as
Virginia Beach’s Pato Aguilera got free behind the defense in the
second minute and easily scored off of a free ball in the penalty box as
Legacy keeper Brian Schumate slipped trying to make the play.
However,
while holding the Mariners scoreless for the rest of the half,
Williamsburg picked up its intensity and threatened the to score many
times. Forward Randy Ugarte
had seven shots in the game, most of them in the first half, but time
after time he was turned away by Virginia Beach goalie Matt Nelson.
In the 32nd minute Ugarte finally beat Nelson with a roller to
the far post, but Virginia Beach defender Russell Hutchison slid in to
clear the ball and deny the Legacy the equalizing goal.
In
the second half, the Legacy used multiple substitutions in an attempt to
use fresh legs to score a goal on the bigger and faster Mariners. Unfortunately,
the Mariner’s experience took over and they were able to extend their
lead. In the 53rd minute,
Nate Winkel snuck a goal in past Legacy goalkeeper Chris Brown.
Aguilera struck again in the 70th minute off of a Winkel assist.
Virginia Beach’s final goal came in the 79th minute from
veteran Dante Washington. Ugarte
and Drew Harrison each had scoring attempts in the game’s waning
minutes for the Legacy, but the Mariner’s defense held fast.
The Legacy will try to shake off a two game losing streak when it
plays at Raleigh CASL Elite on Friday.
On Saturday night division rival Carolina Dynamo comes to
Williamsburg.
Williamsburg
Legacy 0 - 2 Chesapeake Dragons
May 16th, 2004
Maryland Sportsplex, MD - 4:00 pm Kickoff
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On Sunday, May 16th the Legacy was not so
fortunate in a 0-2 loss against the Chesapeake Dragons at the Maryland
Sportsplex. The Legacy
dominated the first half, out shooting the Dragons 12-2, but could not
find the back of the net and went into the break tied 0-0. In
the 64th minute, Chesapeake scored off of a fluke deflection of a throw
in. Chesapeake’s second
goal came off of a breakaway in the 90th minute as the Legacy pushed up
in the hunt for an equalizing goal.
Williamsburg
Legacy 2 - 1 West Virginia Chaos
May 14th, 2004
Charleston,
WV 8:00 pm Kickoff
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West Virginia Chaos News Release
Chaos fall 2-1 at home to Legacy
Friday, May 14, 2004 - www.wvchaos.com
CHARLESTON, WV -- The West Virginia Chaos fell in its home opener to the Williamsburg Legacy 2-1 at Schoenbaum Stadium in Charleston, WV Friday night.
The Chaos took the lead on a free kick just outside the penalty area. Midfielder Bradley Cobbs' (Carson Newman College) shot went over the Williamsburg wall and past the Legacy goalkeeper for a 1-0 Chaos lead in the 22nd minute.
West Virginia completely outplayed the Legacy in the first half and held the 1-0 lead until halftime.
In the second half, the Chaos faced a different Legacy team. Williamsburg intensified its attack, and put its first goal on the board with a shot and score by Legacy midfielder Graham Albert in the 61st minute.
Then, in the 78th minute, Legacy forward Robbie Wright put the ball in the Chaos' goal, for a 2-1 lead.
West Virginia had a chance to draw even with three minutes left in the game on another free kick by Cobbs, but his shot hit the crossbar. Williamsburg dodged a bullet, and held on for the 2-1 win.
The Chaos (0-3) will next host the Richmond Kickers Future at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 15 at the Beckley YMCA Soccer Complex in Beckley, WV.
Williamsburg
Legacy 3 - 1 Raleigh CASL Elite
May 9th, 2004
Williamsburg, VA - 7:00 pm Kickoff
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The
Williamsburg Legacy started their season well with a 3-1 victory over
Raleigh Castle Elite at Busch Field on Sunday night.
Playing with only 10 men, Raleigh was hard pressed to put up any
kind of a fight against the Legacy’s attack.
The Legacy retained possession in Raleigh’s end of the field for
most of the first half, yet only had one goal to show for 17 shots, when,
in the 9th minute, Brannon Thomas drove home an assist from Clayton Voss
to take the early lead.
In
the second half, the Legacy was able to create more opportunities as the
fatigue of shorthanded Elite became apparent.
In the 64th minute Jose Umana delivered a ball to Brannon Thomas
outside of the penalty box who preceded to score his second goal of the
game with a powerful strike sailing in just below the crossbar.
The Legacy used a series of excellent passing to set up a goal for
Alex Brown in the 83rd minute. Brown
received the ball on the right sideline from Graham Albert, cut in to the
goal, and sent a left-footed bullet past the Elite’s keeper.
Raleigh’s only goal came from Arron Saunders in the 89th minute
off of a corner kick from Chase Perfect.
The
Legacy hopes to continue their solid start when they travel to play the
West Virginia Chaos for their next game on Friday May 14th.
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