Valhalla, NY – Men's Soccer continues to make a name for themselves in Regional play with a commanding 4-1 victory over eighth-ranked Kingsborough yesterday afternoon.
What was instilled in the team as the game of the week, the Vikings lived up to the challenge hosting the previously undefeated Wave of Kingsborough on the rain slicked Barrett Field in Valhalla.
The first half started off with a bang when Rony Theodore cranked out a 20-yard goal to put the #8 Wave up 1-0 in the 10
th minute. After that goal, the Viking defense would lock in and not allow another goal for the rest of the 90-minute contest. Freshman
Demoni Gordon would tie the game at one netting his seventh goal on the year with an assist from
Lenan Pepic in the 21
st minute. Demoni would play a crucial role in the 25
th minute when he would be awarded a penalty kick. He would score his eighth goal of the season, second of the game, and put SUNY Westchester ahead of the Wave 2-1. A minute later,
Jorge Ordonez would score for the Vikings on a beautiful cross assist from
Zane Bramson extending Westchester's lead to 3-1 heading into halftime.
The icing on the cake would be Gordon's final goal of the game giving him a hat-trick and his 10
th goal of the year in the 61
st minute when
Maximos Matailo would assist him putting SUNY WCC up 4-1. Westchester would out-shoot the Wave 16-10 (9-4 on goal) while
Jonathan Bautista would earn the victory for the Vikings playing all 90 minutes in goal while a crewing three saves.
This marks on of the Vikings best start in program history with an overall record of 5-0-2 (5-0-3 in 2012) and they look to continue their history making season with a game against Bronx Community College on Tuesday October 1
st. Kickoff for that game will be at 6:30pm under the lights at Valhalla High School.