Hall Varsity Girls Soccer Defeats Unbeaten Farmington
Hall defeated Farmington on Friday, and the team wore special jerseys for their "pink out" game to raise awareness for breast cancer. Courtesy photo
With the win, West Hartford’s Hall High School girls soccer team moves up to fifth place in the State LL rankings.
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The Hall High School girls varsity soccer team defeated unbeaten Farmington 2-1 on Friday, Oct. 4, a statement win that moves the Titans to 9-1-1 on the season and into fifth place in the State LL Rankings and first in the CCC.
After a heartbreaking, last-minute 2-1 loss to Glastonbury (4-2-4) on Monday, Hall regrouped on Friday with a stellar second-half offensive, defensive, and midfield effort.
At just 8:50 into the match, Farmington scored on a through ball, and Hall went into halftime down 0-1. But a different Hall girls soccer team came out for the final 40 minutes. Senior co-captain goalkeeper Mabel Cook made four saves in the first 13 minutes of the second half, and junior co-captain, defender Sienna Calabro, made the most of a free kick from the 30-yard line, blasting a laser shot just under the crossbar and over the outstretched hand of the Farmington keeper to even the match at 1-1 just 12 minutes into the second half.
Calabro was part of Hall’s next goal, too, just five minutes later, when she sent a free kick into a scrum of Hall strikers at the 10-yard line. With a perfect flick pass assist from sophomore teammate Alex Ackerman, junior co-captain midfielder Leah Berey elevated above the Farmington keeper to head the ball perfectly into the back of the net for a 2-1 Hall advantage.
Hall spent the next 23 minutes equaling Farmington’s energy and playing tough defense. With just two seconds remaining in the match, Cook came off her line to gather a loose ball and smother it as a Farmington attacker made contact.
Hall next plays Southington (3-7-0) on Monday before finishing the regular season with Simsbury, Avon, Northwest Catholic, and Conard.
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