East Providence AYSO Dragons Crowned 2014-2015 Session 1 U10 Boys Division A Champions At The Wide World Of Indoor Sports - North Kingstown

Bottom Row L-R Nathan Capelo, Justin Muscatelli, Jack Santos & Andrew Jackson Middle Row L-R Dorian DaSilva, Nick Bento, Dirceau Sotomayor, Brandon Rowe, Zander Calouro, Connor Huff & RJ DeCampos Top Row L-R Coach Joe Capelo, Coach Peter Santos and Coach Bob DaSilva

Posted Friday, January 23, 2015 12:00 am

On January 17, 2015 the East Providence AYSO Dragons U10 boys soccer team won the U10A championship tournament at Wide World of Indoor Sports in North Kingstown RI. The Dragons entered the playoffs with a 5-3 regular season record. In the playoff tournament they beat Coventry 5-1 to qualify for the semi-finals.

The semi finals saw the Dragons facing off against a strong East Greenwich team that had beaten the Dragons only weeks earlier. It was an exciting semi-final with the Dragons trailing 1-0 early on. The Dragons fought back and tied the game with only seconds left on the clock thanks to a blistering shot from Dragon's striker Nick Bento that ended the game in a 1-1 tie and took them to tie breaking penalty kicks. Dragon's goalkeeper Zander Calouro was fantastic at goal saving one of the East Greenwich penalty kicks. The Dragons edged East Greenwich 2-1 in penalties and made it to the championship game with the final score of 3-2.

The championship game had the Dragons playing the Warwick Fire Fighters (WFF). The Dragons took an early lead and held a 3-1 lead until late in the game when WFF narrowed the lead to 3-2 and later tied the game with only seconds left in regulation time. The game then went to a five minute sudden death overtime. At the 2 minute mark defender Dorian DaSilva took possession of the ball and fired off a laser of a shot striking the near goal post and rebounding off the WFF goal keeper's back for the winning score.