- April 25, 2024
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Seabreeze's Seth Augustynowski and Mainland's Bryan Rodriguez battle for the ball. Photo by Ray Boone
Mainland's Santos Martinez passes the ball to a teammate while being defended by Seabreeze's Chase Doucette. Photo by Ray Boone
Mainland's goal keeper stops a shot. Photo by Ray Boone
Seabreeze's Andres Montoya heads a ball to a teammate. Photo by Ray Boone
Mainland's goal keeper saves a goal. Photo by Ray Boone
The Sandcrabs' Andres Torres dribbles the ball up the field. Photo by Ray Boone
Seabreeze's Andres Torres dribbles the ball up the field. Photo by Ray Boone
Seabreeze's Andres Torres heads the ball to a teammate. Photo by Ray Boone
Mainland's Santos Martinez heads the ball to a teammate. Photo by Ray Boone
Seabreeze's Chase Doucette passes the ball downfield. Photo by Ray Boone
Mainland's Bryan Rodriguez passes the ball while Seabreeze's Christian Rodriguez tries to steal it. Photo by Ray Boone
The Buccaneers' Deslie Braham dribbles the ball up the field. Photo by Ray Boone
Despite being down five starters, including all three of their attackers, Seabreeze’s boys soccer team defeated crosstown rival Mainland 2-0 the afternoon of Tuesday, Dec. 10, at Mainland High School.
The Sandcrabs’ second-year head coach, Eli Freidus, was not satisfied with the win, however.
The Sandcrabs, who were solid on defense, had trouble on offense. Seabreeze was missing its top three goal scorers in Chance Shamlou, Michel Hanna and Frazer Cross.
“But it shouldn’t have mattered,” Freidus said after the game. “We’re just not playing well. We have to figure out where we’re at with things.”
Junior midfielder Gavin Gilman, who usually comes off the bench, scored both of the Sandcrabs’ goals in the first half.
“I feel like we could have played a lot better, but I’m happy with the win,” he said. “The goals I scored, I count it to my teammates.”
The Sandcrabs are still trying to figure out how to navigate the season without last year’s star-studded senior class.
“We knew we were going to have some struggles after we lost all those guys from last year,” Freidus said. “And it’s hard to deal with injuries that we’ve had. We’ve got some team chemistry things to work out.”
