Boys Varsity - 2016

---

 2016 - 2017 (updated by game)
 

Record (overall): 14-3-2  (W-L-T)
Goals For: 37
Goals Against: 16
 

click HERE for Suburban Council standings
 

Congratulations, boys!
On October 24, 2016, the Guilderland HS varsity team peaks at rank #19 state-wide as announced by the New York State Sportswriters Association.
 

Spotlight News was at the 9/15 home game against Averill Park and posted the following report including some nice pictures from the game online. Click HERE for the link.
 

 For a compilation of  game pictures throughout the season please click HERE (Courtesy of Mrs. Lia)
 

Sectional Playoffs 2016
  
10/28/2016 @Colonie: Guilderland 0 - Shen 4
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Saves: Aaron Ashery ( )
 

Semi Final:  Guilderland and Shenendehowa squared off at Colonie High School in the semi-finals.  For the first thirty minutes of the game each team moved the ball and had some opportunities. Then in the 30thminute Shenendehowa got on the board. The Shen player brought the ball into the box and made some nice moves to turn and get behind the Guilderland defender. Then they placed a low shot just inside the post to beat the diving Guilderland goalie. At the half the score was 1 to 0 in favor of Shen. In the second half, Shen came out strong and in the 42nd minute, Shen put their corner kick in the box and a Shen player headed the ball into the top right corner to put them up 2 to 0. After the goal, Guilderland pushed forward but the Shen defense played well and they seemed to always be in the right place. In the 74th minute, Shen tallied their third goal of the game. The Dutchmen were pressing players forward to score and Shen was able to counter. The Guilderland goalie came out to challenge the defender. The Shen player made a nice move to get around the goalie and the shot just rolled across the goal line ahead of the Guilderland defenders. Shen closed out the scoring in the 76th minute, there was a loose ball in the box and the Shen player placed a shot just inside the back post to make the final score 4 to 0. The Dutchmen played well this year and they finish their season with 14 wins, 3 loses and 2 ties. 
Thank you for supporting the boys during the season and in the sectional playoffs.
 

10/25/2016 @ GHS: Guilderland 3 - Niskayuna 0
Goals: Antonio Lia (2), Tyler Landry (1)
Assists: Adam Couture (2)
Saves: Aaron Ashery (4)
  

Quarter Final: The Dutchmen and Silver Warriors squared off on a cold windy day at Snyder Field. In the first half Niskayuna had the wind and this helped them to drive the ball deep into the Dutchmen end. Through the first half each team moved the ball and then in the 23rd minute the Dutchmen got on the board. Eddie Yu received a pass and his speed allowed him to beat his defender. The  defender took Eddie down in the box resulting in a penalty kick. Tyler  Landry took the penalty kick and put the Dutchmen up 1 to 0. After the  goal, the Dutchmen pressed Niskayuna. The Dutchmen were awarded a free kick in the 38th  minute. Adam Couture played a nice ball into the box and Antonio Lia  scored to put the Dutchmen up 2 to 0 at the half.  In the 54th minute the Dutchmen made the score 3 to 0. They  were awarded a free kick and Adam Couture played a great ball into the  box where Antonio Lia headed the ball into the goal. Aaron Ashery made his first start in goal for the Dutchmen and the team combined for their second shut out in sectional play. The Dutchmen will play on Thursday at 5:00pm at Colonie High School in the semi-finals against the team from Shenedehowa HS. 

10/21/2016 @GHS: Guilderland 3 - Troy 0
Goals: Dan duMoulin (1), Nick Honen (1), Antonio Lia (1)
Assists: Alex Mendel (1), Matt Iuorno (1)
Saves: Jared Rubin (3)
 

Premiminary Round: The  Dutchmen started sectional play today. From the start of the game the  Dutchmen controlled possession and the pace of the game. In the 23rd minute  the Dutchmen earned a corner kick. Alex Mendel took the corner and  placed a great ball into the box. Dan du Moulin was there to head the  ball into the goal to put the Dutchmen up 1 to 0. The  Dutchmen continued to press Troy but the score was 1 to 0 at the  half. In the second half, the Dutchmen picked right up where they left  off. In the 43rd minute,  Matt Iuorno took a free kick and placed the ball into the box where  Nick Honen directed the ball into the goal to put the Dutchmen up 2 to 0. The final goal came in the 49th minute, Antonio  Lia brought the ball down the sideline and turned towards the  goal. Antonio’s shot went between the goalie and the goal post to put  the Dutchmen up 3 to 0. Jared Rubin and Aaron Ashery combined for the shutout. The Dutchmen will play their next sectional game on Tuesday at home against the winner of Saturday’s game between Columbia and Nisky.

Fixtures & results from regular season:
(You will find brief reports here shortly after each game)
 

GAME 16
10/13/2016 @GHS: Guilderland 3 - Columbia 2
Goals: Eddi Yu (1), Brandon Ford (1), Mike Friguletto (1)
Assists: Antonio Lia (1), Matt Iuorno (1), Adam Couture (1)
Saves: Aaron Ashery (1)

 

The Dutchmen struck first in the 2nd   minute of the game. Antonio Lia took a shot that hit the far goal post  and deflected back into the box. Eddie Yu collected the rebound and  scored putting the Dutchmen up 1 to 0. Then the weather seemed to impact  the game with the wind and light rain. The 1 to 0 score held up until  the 68th minute  when a Columbia player was taken down in the box resulting in a penalty  kick for Columbia. They capitalized on the penalty kick and tied the  game at 1. The Dutchmen responded in the 72nd minute  to retake the lead. Matt Iuorno made a nice pass to Brandon Ford who  put the Dutchmen up 2 to 1. Columbia was not finished either, after the  goal they put pressure on the Dutchmen to find the equalizer and in the 76th minute  they won a corner kick. The ball was placed into the box and where it  was headed into the goal to tie the game at 2. It seemed like the game  was destined to overtime the way each team countered a goal being  scored. Then in the 78th minute the Dutchmen earned a free kick. Adam  Couture took the kick and put the ball into the box where Mike  Friguletto scored to put the Dutchmen up 3 to 2. The Dutchmen finish the  regular season with a record of 11-2-2.  Next up will be the sectionals  and the schedule will be out next week.  

GAME 15
10/08/2016 @GHS: Guilderland 2-South Colonie 0
Goals: Alex Mendel (1), Antonio Lia (1)
Assists: Antonio Lia (1), Mike Friguletto (1)
Saves: Jared Rubin (3)
 

Today  was the Senior Day Celebration and prior to the start of the game the  seniors were recognized on the field with their families. The  seniors are: Andrew Eldeiry, Mike Friguletto, Michael Hamilton, Matt  Iuorno, Cetin Karaca, Tyler Landry, Antonio Lia, Anders Lindberg, Connor  Phillips, Derek Petti, Jared Rubin and Eddie Yu. The Dutchmen controlled the pace of the game in the first half as they generated scoring opportunities. In the 31st minute the Dutchmen got on the board.  Antonio  Lia took a shot that the Colonie goalie tried to tip over the crossbar  but the ball hit the crossbar and deflected into the box. Alex Mendel  was there to put the ball into the goal to put the Dutchmen up 1 to 0 at  the half. Early in the second half (44th minute), Colonie had an opportunity to score but Jared Rubin made a diving save on the shot to keep Colonie off the board. Then in the 52nd minute,  Mike Friguletto made a sliding tackle to take the ball away from a  Colonie player. Mike took a few touches and sent the ball into the box  where Antonio Lia scored to put the Dutchmen up 2 to 0. With  the victory the Dutchmen are 10-2-2 on the season in league games. They  will close out the regular season next Thursday at home against  Columbia. 

GAME 14
10/06/2016 @Bethlehem: Bethlehem 1-Guilderland 2
Goals: Tyler Landry (1), Cetin Karaca (1)
Assists: Antonio Lia (2),
Saves: Jared Rubin (6)
 

The Dutchmen traveled to Bethlehem to face the Eagles. In  the first half each team had opportunities to score but the goalies  kept the game scoreless at the half. In the second half both teams  continued to search for a goal to break the scoreless tie.  Finally, in the 75th minute,  the Eagles struck first when they played a ball into the box and the  rebound was put into the Dutchmen goal to make the score 1 to 0. After the goal, the Dutchmen pressed Bethlehem to get the equalizer. In the 78th  minute, the Dutchmen had their opportunity. Antonio Lia worked the ball  along the end line and passed the ball across the front of the  goal. The ball eluded the goalie and Tyler Landry was there to put  the ball into the goal to tie the game 1 to 1. This  goal forced Guilderland’s third overtime game of the year. The overtime  period started and the Dutchmen had the momentum from their late goal in regulation.In the second minute of overtime, the Dutchmen struck. Brandon Ford played the ball down the sideline to Matt Iuorno who then worked the ball to Antonio Lia. Antonio  turned towards the goal and played a perfect pass to the top of the  box. Cetin Karaca received the pass, took a touch and then placed his  shot into the goal sending the Dutchmen home with the 2 to 1  victory. After the goal, the  Dutchmen’s bench emptied as the players ran onto the field to celebrate  Cetin’s goal. It was a great effort by the Dutchmen resulting in two  goals in less than 4 minutes to beat a very good Bethlehem team. The  Dutchmen will celebrate Senior Day on Saturday with a home game against  Colonie. The festivities will start at 12:30 pm with an on-field ceremony to honor our seniors. 

GAME 13
10/04/2016 @GHS:  Guilderland 4 - Mohonasen 0
Goals: Eddy Yu (1), Matt Iuorno (1), Brandon Ford (1), Connor Phillips (1)
Assists: Alex Mendel (1), Matt Iuorno (1), Marco Sciocchetti (1)
Saves: Jared Rubin (5), Aaron Ashery (4)
 

In the 5th minute of the game, Eddy Yu worked the ball along the end line and placed a shot over the goalie into the far corner to put the Dutchmen up 1 to 0.  Then in the 18th minute, Alex Mendel took a long pass and played a nice ball to Matt Iuorno.  Matt made some moves to shake the defender and then scored to put the Dutchmen up 2 to 0 which was the score at half time.  In the 54th minute, the Dutchmen got on the board again.  Matt Iuorno made a nice pass to Brandon Ford.  Brandon's shot hit the bottom on the crossbar and went into the goal to put the Dutchmen up 3 to 0.  The Dutchmen closed the scoring out in the 61st minute.  Connor Phillips had the ball in the box and was knocked down by a Mohonasen player and the referee call a penalty kick.  Connor took the penalty kick and scored on a low shot past the goalie to make the score 4 to 0.  Also in the 61st minute, Aaron Ashery replaced Jared Rubin in goal.  They combined for 6 saves to earn the shut out.  The Dutchmen will play next on Thursday when they travel to Bethlehem.
 

GAME 12
09/29/2016 @Ballston Spa:  BSHS 1 - Guilderland 2
Goals: Matt Iuorno (1), Antonio Lia (1)
Assists:
Saves: Jared Rubin (6)
 

The Dutchmen trvaveled to  Ballston Spa to play under the lights for Senior Day at BSHS. The teams  played evenly during the first half. Then in the 31st minute, the  Dutchmen were awarded a direct kick when Eddie Yu was taken down. Matt  Iuorno took the direct kick and placed a nice shot into the goal to put  the Dutchmen up 1-0 at the half. In the 45th minute, a BS player made a  pass but Antonio Lia stepped in and intercepted. Antonio then placed his  shot into the net to put the Dutchmen up 2-0. Then about a minute  later, BS was awarded a direct kick. They quickly set up and took their  shot which found the back of the net to get them on the board, 2-1. BS  continued to press the Dutchmen to get the equalizer. They received an  excellent opportunity in the 76th minute when the Dutchmen were called  for a handball in the box resulting in a penalty kick for BS. This got  everyone up to see the outcome of the penalty kick. The BS player tokk  the shot and Jared Rubin made a great diving save to keep the Dutchmen  up 2-1. BS continued to press inthe last three minutes but they were  unable to score. The Dutchmen will play their next game at home on  Tuesday against Mohonasen.
 

GAME 11
09/27/2016@Saratoga: Saratoga 2 - Guilderland 2 (OT)
Goals: Cetin Karaca (1), Alex Mendel (1)
Assists: Nick Honen (1), Eddy Yu (1)
Saves: Jared Rubin (4)
 

The Dutchman struck first in the game. In  the 2nd minute, Cetin Karaca scored off a loose ball to put the  Dutchmen up 1-0. For the next 30min, the Dutchmen played well and  controlled possession. Over this time, the Dutchmen had a  number of opportunities where they hit the crossbar or the post. Then  in the 38th minute, Saratoga got on the board when they played a free  kick into the box. The Dutchmen were unable to clear the loose ball and  Saratoga scored to tie up the game. Then off the restart, Saratoga  pressed the Dutchmen. They took control of the ball and went along the  end line and placed a nice pass that went over the outstretched arm of  Jared Rubin where a Saratoga player scored to put the Blue Streaks up  2-1 at the half. At the start of the second half, the Blue Streaks  controlled possession. Then about 15 min into the second half, the  Dutchmen started to control possession resulting in opportunities to  score. In the 55th min, a direct kick hit the crossbar and in the 66th  min the ball was just wide of the post. In the 67th min, Nick Honen took  a shot that hit the crossbar, the rebound bounced right out in front of  the goal where Alex Mendel put the rebound into the net to tie the game  at 2. With about 5 min left in the game, a Blue Streak player received a  red card forcing the Blue Streaks to play a man down for the remainder  of the game. In the two ten minute overtime periods the Dutchmen played  well but they were unable to break the tie. The next game will be  Thursday night at Ballston Spa High School.
 

 GAME 10  (non-league)
09/24/2016 @Oneonta: Guilderland 2 - Oswego 0
Goals: Nick Honen (1), Dan duMoulin (1)
Assists: Matt Iuorno (2)
Saves:
 

The Dutchmen traveled to Oneonta to play  a non-league game against Oswego inthe Oneonta Soccer Festival. In the  first half, the Dutchmen played well but they were unable to get on the  board and it was scoreless at the half. Then in the second half, the  Dutchmen got on the board in the 53rd minute. Matt Iuorno took a free  kick and placed the ball in the box where it bounced around and Nick  Honen put the loose ball into the goal to put the Dutchmen up 1-0. Then  in the 63rd minute, the Dutchmen had a corner kick. Matt Iuorno took the  corner kick and placed it in the box where Dan duMoulin headed the ball  low into the goal to put the Dutchmen up 2-0. Jared Rubin had the shut  out in goal for the Dutchmen. The Dutchmen will play their next game on  Tuesday at Saratoga HS.
 

GAME 9
09/22/2016 @GHS: Guilderland 1 - Troy 0
Goals: Brandon Ford (1)
Assists: Matt Iuorno (1)
Saves: Jared Rubin (1)
 

From the start of the  game the Dutchmen controlled possession keeping Troy in their end of the  field.  The Dutchmen continued to generate opportunities to score but  they were unable to get on the board until the 22nd minute.  Matt Iuorno  made a nice pass to Brandon Ford who put a shot low to put the Dutchmen  up 1 to 0.  This was the only goal of the game and the Dutchmen are now  6-2-1 on the season.  Jared Rubin was in goal and had 1 save for the  Dutchmen.  The  Dutchmen will travel to the Wright National Soccer Campus in Oneonta on  Saturday for a non-league game against Owego in the Oneonta Soccer  Classic at 3:30.

GAME 8
09/20/2016 @Albany HS: Albany 0 - Guilderland 2
Goals: Antonio Lia (1), Eddy Yu (1)
Assists: Alex Mendel (2)
Saves: Jared Rubin (3)
 

The  Dutchmen traveled to Albany to face the Falcons under the lights.  In  the first half, the Dutchmen had a few chances but they were unable to  generate a goal.  Then in the second half the Dutchmen struck early.  In  the 43rdminute, Alex Mendel passed to Antonio Lia who made a nice move to beat the goalie to put the Dutchmen up 1 to 0.  Then 5 minutes later,  Alex Mendel setup the second goal when he made a nice pass into the box  to Eddy Yu who put the Dutchmen up 2 to 0.  The Falcons had some  opportunities in the second half but Jared Rubin (3 saves) kept them off  the board.  The Dutchmen will play their next game at home on Thursday against Troy.

GAME 7
09/19/2016 @GHS: Guilderland 0 - Niskayuna 1
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Saves: Jared Rubin (0)
 

This was a game between two teams that were evenly matched.  In the first half, the Dutchmen had 3 corner kicks and 3 shots on goal.   Niskayuna had some chances but their shots were not on goal and they ended the first half with no shots on goal.  In the second half, the best opportunity came when Antonio Lia made a run down the left side, took the ball along the end line and put a great ball into the box.  Unfortunately, the Dutchmen were unable to capitalize on this opportunity.  With 15 minutes in the game a second yellow card was given to a Dutchmen player resulting in a red card.  The Dutchmen then played the last 15 minutes a man down.  During this time, the Dutchmen held their own against Niskayuna.  With 35 seconds left in the game, Niskayuna played the ball into the box.  The Dutchmen could not clear the ball and a hand ball in the box was called resulting in a penalty kick.  Niskayuna then scored on the penalty kick.  This was the only shot that Niskayuna had on goal the entire game.  
 

GAME 6
09/15/2016 @GHS: Guilderland 3 - Averill Park 2
Goals: Matt Iuorno (1), Antonio Lia (1), Mike Friguletto (1)
Assists: Antonio Lia (1), Cetin Karaca (1)
Saves: Jared Rubin (3)
 

From  the start, the Dutchmen controlled the game. They had the opportunities  early but the shots just went wide or hit the crossbar. Then in the  27th minute, Averil Park had a free kick. They played the ball into the  box and scored putting Averill Park up 1-0. Then in the 36th minute, the  Dutchmen got on the board. Antonio Lia passed the ball to Matt Iuorno  who scored to tie the game at 1. The tie did not last too long.  AverillPark took the kickoff and 20 seconds later they scored to retake  the lead at 2-1. Then with 32 seconds left in the half, the Dutchmen  tied the game up at 2. The ball was thrown in, it bounced off  a number  of players before Antonio Lia placed a low shot into the goal. At the  half, the teams were tied at 2. In the 47th minute, Cetin Karaca passed  to Mike Friguletto who scored the Dutchmen's third goal of thegame which  put them into the lead for the first time in the game. Jared Rubin was  in goal and he had 3 saves. The score does not show it but the Dutchmen  controlled the game holding the edge in corner kicks 9-1 and shots on  goal 9-2. The next game will be Monday at home against Niskayuna.
 

Spotlight News was at the game and posted the following report including some nice pictures from the game online. Click HERE for the link.
 

GAME 5
09/13/2016 @BH-BL: BH-BL 1 - Guilderland 3
Goals: Nick Honen (1), Brandon Ford (1), Tyler Landry (1)
Assists: Marco Sciocchetti (1), Matt Iuorno (1)
Saves: Jared Rubin (5)
  

Early in the game the Dutchmen pressured the Spartans and in the 8th minute an opportunity was missed when the ball was headed past the goal.  A few minutes later, the tide changed with the Spartans bringing the ball down the right side of the field to the end line.  The Spartan player made a nice move to beat the defense and placed a shot low into the far corner putting the Spartans up 1 to 0.  The Spartans continued to keep the Dutchmen off balance for almost the rest of the half but in the 39th minute the Dutchmen tied up the game.  Marco Sciocchetti crossed the ball into the box, the Spartan goalie tried to get to the ball but Nick Honen got to the ball first to tie the game up at the half.  In the second half the Dutchmen took control of the game pressuring the Spartans and connecting on their passes.  In the 64th minute, Matt Iuorno had the ball in the middle of the field and made a nice pass to Brandon Ford in the box on the left and Brandon put the Dutchmen up 2 to 1.  The Dutchmen continued to press the Spartans after the goal.  In the 70th minute, Mike Friguletto brought the ball into the box and a Spartan defender took him down resulting in a penalty kick.  Tyler Landry stepped in to take the penalty kick and he placed his shot into the corner to put the Dutchmen up 3 to 1.  Jared Rubin was in goal and he had 5 saves for the Dutchmen.  The Dutchmen are now 3-1-1 for the season and they will return home on Thursday to face Averill Park.   

GAME 4
09/10/2016 @GHS: Shaker 0 - Guilderland 0 (OT)
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Saves: Jared Rubin (4)
 

When Guilderland and Shaker squared  off at Shaker High School on a warm Saturday none knew they would end up  playing to a 100 minute scoreless draw.  In the first half, both of the  teams had opportunities.  The Dutchman had two free kicks that were  placed in the box by Jared Rubin.  In the second half, the Dutchmen had  opportunities in the 68th and 72nd minute but they  could not get on the board.  At the end of regulation the score was 0  to 0.  In the first 10 minute overtime the Dutchmen had opportunities  early on.  In the second overtime period, Shaker had a number of  opportunities.  The biggest came with about a minute to go.  They had  two corner kicks that kept the Dutchmen deep in their zone.  On the  second corner kick Jared Rubin punched the ball out.  It was cleared to  Cetin Karaca who quickly moved the ball up the field with less than 20  seconds in the game.  Matt Iuorno received the pass from Cetin.  He  played the ball to Brandon Ford and with 2.5 seconds to goal, Brandon  got a shot on goal but the Shaker goalie made the save.  Jared Rubin had  4 saves for the Dutchmen.  The Dutchmen are 2-1-1 and will play their next game at Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake on Tuesday. 

GAME 3
09/08/2016 @GHS: Guilderland 0 - Shenendehowa 1
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Saves: Jared Rubin (5)

The  game was evenly matched for the first 36 minutes. In the 37th, a Shen  player received the ball in the Guilderland territory, Then, with some  nice footwork they moved toward the Dutchmen goal and placed a low shot  past the diving Jared Rubin. In the second half, there were few  opportunities for either team to score. The Dutchmen ended up with 8  shots on goal, 4 corner kicks, and Jared Rubin had 5 saves. On Saturday,  the Dutchmen will travel to Shaker.
 

GAME 2
09/06/2016 @GHS: Guilderland 2 - Schenectady 1
Goals: Antonio Lia (2)
Assists: Ryan Eddy (1), Cetin Karaca (1)
Saves: Jared Rubin (2)
 

In the first minute of the game Schenectady got on the board when they drew a free kick on the Dutchmen side of the field.  The kick was placed in the box where it was headed by a Dutchmen player into the goal for an own goal.  After the goal, the Dutchmen controlled possession and they had a number of opportunities but the Schenectady goalie kept the Dutchmen off the board.  Then in the 24th minute, Schenectady was trying to clear their zone and the pass was intercepted by Ryan Eddy who played the ball to Antonio Lia.  Antonio got between the defenders and scored to tie up the game T 1.  At the half, the score was 1 to 1.  In the second half the Dutchmen continued to control the pace and they continued to have opportunities to score.   In the 55th minute, Cetin Karaca brought the ball up the field and passed to Antonio Lia who scored to put the Dutchmen up 2 to 1.  Jared Rubin was in goal for the Dutchmen and he had two saves.  Overall the Dutchmen had 16 shots on goal to two shots for Schenectady.  The Dutchmen also had 15 corner kicks while Schenectady did not have a corner kick.  Next up for the Dutchmen will be Shenendehowa at home on Thursday. 
 

GAME 1
08/01/2016 @CBA: CBA 0 - Guilderland 3
Goals: Brandon Ford (2), Alex Mendel (1)
Assists: Arnav Kannan (2), Matt Iuorno (2)
Saves: Jared Rubin (4)
 

The Dutchmen opened the  2016 season with a 3 to 0 victory over CBA. Early on, the Dutchmen had  some opportunities to score. Then in the 29th minute they capitalized.  Matt Iuorno placed a corner kick into the box, Arnav Kannan headed the  ball and Brandon Ford scored the first goal of the season. Then in the  40th minute Antonio Lia fielded a throw in and played the ball to Arnav  Kannan. Arnav took the ball down the sideline and crossed the ball into  the box. Brandon Ford connected for his second goal of the game. At the  half, the Dutchmen were up 2 to 0. When the second half started, the  Dutchmen kept the pressure on CBA. Two minutes into the second half, the  Dutchmen drew a free kick just over the half line. Matt Iuorno took the  kick and placed the ball into the box where Alex Mendel scored the  third goal of the game. Jared Rubin was in goal for the shutout. The  Dutchmen will play Tuesday at home against Schenectady.