Seabreeze Sandcrabs win district championship against Gainesville Hurricanes

Seabreeze Sandcrabs' boys' soccer team win the District 4-5A championship and move on to Class 5A state tournament Wednesday, Feb. 17.

By Michele Meyers
| 3:00 p.m. February 10, 2021

Daniel Brown (15) and Cole Miller (13) battle for the ball.

Chase Doucette (11), Chance Shamlou (19), Brian Dunlop (24)

Throw-in by Gabriel De Carvalho (7).

Michael Hanna (10) with the header.

Chance Shamlou (19) avoids Nathaniel Homicks (13) steal.

Hurricane goalie William Clavier for the save.

Ball boy, James Crowley.

Nathaniel Homick (13), Michael Hanna (10), (23)

Penalty kick for Chance Shamlou (19) after Goalie William Clavier commits foul.

Sandcrab Christian Rodriquez (4)

Brian Dunlop (24) hustles down field with Frazer Cross (9)

Jake Feigenbaum (1), Christian Rodriguez (4), Chase Doucette (11), Chance Shamlou (19) getting the championship trophy.

Seabreeze Sandcrabs win the District 4-5A championship.

The scoreboard tells the tale. 1-0.

Ormond Beach Observer
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The Seabreeze boys’ soccer team won an intense skirmish against the Gainesville Hurricanes, Tuesday, Feb. 9, at the Ormond Beach Soccer Complex. The boys finished the game 1-0 and joined their female counterparts, the Lady Sandcrabs, as District 4-5A champions.

Both the Sandcrabs and Hurricanes showed up on the championship pitch ready to play ball. Their season records, Seabreeze 11-2-2 and Gainesville 12-1-4, foretold the deadlock that would ensue the first half of the game. At halftime, the board remained scoreless.

Coach Jon Kinsler did not offer a pep talk during halftime.

"Honestly, the way you’re playing, they (Gainesville) should be winning," Kinsler said "They look better than you. You gotta get it together. Start playing."

Four minutes into the second half, the Sandcrabs’ team captain, Chance Shamlou, collided with the Hurricane’s goalie, William Clavier. The infraction was called on Clavier and Shamlou was given a penalty kick. He drilled the ball into the net, giving Seabreeze their one and only point for the game. Sandcrab goalie, Jake Feigenbaum, held the Hurricanes to zero with four saves.

The Seabreeze Sandcrabs finish the season with a 12-2-2 record as they head into the Class 5A state championship tournament, Wednesday, Feb. 17.