Audi takes it on the
chin from Enigma, 16-10
By Alex Webbe
Four first chukker goals from Enigma (Jerome Wirth, Jeff
Hall, Matias MacDonough and Carlucho Arellano) dug a hole for Audi (Marc Ganzi,
Lucas Lalor, Nic Roldan and Fred Mannix) from which they never recovered as
they lost their first game in Ylvisaker cup action, 16-10.
Carlucho Arellano scored the first goal of the match after
nearly three minutes of play, 1-0. Jeff
Hall followed it up with back to back goals of his own, 3-0. With 32 seconds on the clock, an Audi penalty
sent Arellano to the penalty line where he converted a 40-yard shot that ended
the first chukker with Enigma in front, 4-0.
With the Audi defense still spinning from the opening
chukker blitz, Matias MacDonough made it 5-0 on a goal from the field in the
opening 40 seconds of the second period.
Macdonough added a second goal three minutes later as Enigma took
control of the game behind a 6-0 lead. With
1:38 left in the chukker, Lucas Lalor scored on a long pass from Roldan, 6-1. Fred Mannix closed out the chukker with his
first goal of the game with 38 seconds in the period. Enigma left the field at the end of the
chukker with a four goal, 6-2 advantage.
Hall thrilled the spectators by converting an extreme angle
shot through the goalposts,7-2.Roldan tried to ignite an Audi rally with a pair
of field goals, 7-4, but they were going to need more than that if they were
going to shift the momentum and get back into the game. Enigma held a comfortable three goal lead as
the first half ended.
There was no letup from the Enigma attack as the fourth
chukker opened. Arellano added a goal
from the field followed by a 40-yard penalty shot that extended the Enigma lead
to five goals, 9-4. Roldan cut into the
lead by converting a 30-yard penalty shot for a goal, 9-5, and then dazzled the
crowd with his incredible stick work by weaving through the Enigma defenders
for another goal, 9-6. Arellano got the last word in by scoring on a 60-yard
penalty shot for a goal that kept Enigma in front by four goals, 10-6.
In the opening seconds of the fifth chukker, Roldan snatched
the all out of the air ,took control of it and raced over 140 yards down the
field for a goal, A second goal by
Roldan came just a minute later, cutting the Enigma lead to a manageable two
goals, 10-8. MacDonough’s third goal of
the match had Enigma back on top by three goals, 11-8, and Arellano followed up
on a great individual effort from Hall who carried the ball nearly 200-yards down
the field before leaving it in the goalmouth where Arellano tapped it through,
12-8. MacDonough made it a five goal
Enigma lead with his second goal of the chukker in the final seconds of the
fifth, 13-8.
The two teams exchanged penalty conversions in the opening
minutes of the sixth chukker. Arellano
opened the scoring with a 40-yard penalty conversion for Enigma, 14-8.Roldan
responded with a 40-yard penalty goal of his own just two minutes later, 14-9. Marc Ganzi scored his first goal of the day
on a long pass by Roldan, 14-10., but time was running out on the Audi
team. Hall scored on a beautiful 10-yard
run, 15-10 and Arellano took advantage of a pass from Jerome Wirth to close the
door on Audi in the 16-10 victory.
Arellano led all scoring with eight goals (four on penalty
shots).MacDonough and Hall added four goals each for the win. Roldan’s seven goals (four on penalty
conversions) were a team high for Audi. Mannix, Lalor and Ganzi added single
goals in the 16-10 loss.
Ylvisaker Cup action continues on Friday with four games on
tap. In a 10am contest, CT Energia (0-1)
faces Valiente. Two noon games have
Casablanca (0-0) meeting Tonkawa (0-1) while Vila Del Lago (0-1) battles
Gateway Merchants (0-0). Tin the final
match of the day, Coca-Cola (1-0) will play Lucchese (1-0).