Sharon Rides Beach Ball to Boys Soccer Win Against Attleboro Bombardiers

The used a Beach ball to beat visiting Attleboro on Wednesday.

Junior forward-midfielder Ian Beach scored at the 59th minute for the 1-0 Eagles victory.

Attleboro goalkeeper Spenser Powell came far out of the net as Beach approached the ball. Beach reached the ball first, and shot.

"He was composed, which was nice," Sharon head coach Barry Kaye said.

"He didn't panic. He was just composed, waited and put it in."

Attleboro head coach Peter Pereira said his squad "made a mistake. They capitalized on it."

"We played for 30 minutes. We had good ball control. We had some chances in the first half that we didn't capitalize on," Pereira said.

"They played their game, which is boot and run, boot and run."

The Eagles (4-2-4) and senior goalkeeper and captain Mitchell Goldenberg recorded their second straight shutout, and second win in three matches. They here Tuesday.

"When the season started, I had a starting line-up of 11. But, it's completely different now," Kaye said.

"I think this is the right starting 11. And we have our subs rotation pretty good right now. So, I like where we are.

"We were tweaking certain guys in certain positions. I think we finally got it the last two or three games."

Sharon hosts Oliver Ames at 3:45 p.m. Friday.

Attleboro (5-5-2) plays at North Attleboro at noon Sunday.