Call it a Draw: Stoneham, Belmont Finish in 1-1 Tie

A header by Seamus Landers with 10 minutes remaining gave a hard-earned 1-1 tie with host on Saturday, Sept. 10.

Landers' goal, assisted by a centering pass by Bradley Fagan, cancelled out a Christian Raymond strike in the first 10 minutes of the game that gave Belmont an early lead. Raymond's goal was assisted by James Cameron.

In the second match of the season for both teams, Belmont (1-0-1) – which defeated Watertown, 3-1, earlier in the week – and Stoneham (0-1-1) each had opportunities to score as Stoneham had a clean break away and Belmont took several swipes at the ball inside the six meter box. But in each case, the goaltenders – Sam Bragg for Belmont and Stoneham's Devin McCarthy – came up big to make stops or diverting the shot.

While Belmont takes away a point from the game, they did miss out on several clear shots on the Spartan's goal, including Raymond going down to his knees to head a quick strike from a pass by Greg Guebenlian only to see the ball skid by the near post.

Stoneham has shown a spirited team to hold the Middlesex League's two top teams to single goals including Winchester's score which came from a deflection.