BROCKTON — Coming off of a stretch of five games in just 10 days, the Brockton High boys soccer team (5-1-2) was playing on tired legs on the road at Braintree on Thursday.
Despite battling fatigue, the Boxers came out with a 1-1 tie against the Wamps however they seemed to be the beneficiary of some favorable bounces that could have put them on the wrong side of the final score.
“We we’re lucky today but you need luck in this league if you’re going to be succesful,” said Brockton head coach Hermino Furtado.
In the first half, a ball was chipped high in the air above Brockton goalkeeper Jelani Andrade. He tried to make an overhead save, but the ball bounced off his gloves and hit the crossbar where it bounced back out to a Braintree player, who kicked the ball harmlessly over the crossbar.
In the second half tied at 1-1, Braintree hit both goal posts on two separate shots, coming mere inches away from taking the lead. Andrade also had the ball stolen from him, but Braintree missed the net wide left attempting to take a shot one-on-one with Andrade.