Here are photos I took at Monday night’s NVL girls soccer tournament semifinal between St. Paul Catholic and Woodland at Ray Snyder Sr. Field in Waterbury. The Falcons gave a good effort, but the top-seeded Hawks were too tough and won 2-0 to move on to the league final.
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The St. Paul defense sets up for a Woodland free kick. |
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Naomi Wells (11) and keeper Alessandra Milardo, left,
protect the St. Paul goal. |
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St. Paul’s Wells (11), Sydney Palma (21), Josselyn Zaldivar (7),
Addison Davis (3) and Alexa Morneault (28) keep their eyes on Woodland. |
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Milardo protects the goal. |
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Zaldivar gets ready to send off a free kick. |
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Head coach Jim Husbands (hat) and his staff
talk to the team at halftime |
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Husbands talks second half strategy. |
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Briana Senese (9), Catherine Ciampi (24), Carolyn DelDebbio (5)
and Palma (21) set up a St. Paul wall against a Woodland direct kick. |