Round two of the South, Group 2 Tournament features boy’s soccer at Middle Township for a 2pm contest today. Here is our second round playoff preview.
#7 Cinnaminson: 9-6-4
#2 Middle Township: 17-1
The Pirates got here by taking down Pinelands (11-7-1) 4-1 in penalty kicks on Tuesday in the first round. The game ended in a 2-2 draw after two, 10-minute overtime periods.
Cinnaminson led the game 2-1, but was called for a foul in the box with 1.2 seconds remaining, giving Pinelands a penalty kick that they converted for the tying score.
Regulation goal scorers for the Pirates were Ryan Mahaffy and CJ Zimmer. Penalty kick goal scorers for Cinnaminson were Pat McCarthy, Sampson Abah, Sean Bockius and Mason Stepnowski.
Keeper Mike Deal came away with five saves, but his biggest was a save on Pinelands first shot in the PK round. It set the tone for the rest of their shooters as another shot sailed high over the crossbar.
Middle Township got here by taking down 15-seed Lower Cape May in the first round of the SJ2 bracket by a 3-1 count.
The Panthers have enjoyed a 17-1 season to this point. Middle Township hasn’t lost since September 17, 2-0, to Pleasantville. The Panthers have seven shutouts on the year and have won 14 straight games.
Middle Township has outscored its opponents by a count of 79-15. Trent Carter and Joe Fala lead the team in goals scored with 17 apiece. Overall, the Panthers have four players in double-digits for goals scored. The other two each have 11 on the year. Tim Brown is the leader in assists with 27. Keeper Nik Anagnou has made 63 saves through 18 games.
Middle Township picked up goals versus Lower Cape May from Trent Canter (2) and Christian Rafter.
