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5-3 win for Fury over Curinga 6-4 loss for Rangers
EXETER — The Exeter
Fury notched their first
win of the season May
23, coming back to beat
Marconi 4-3 on the
strength of Marty's
DeBruyn's three goals.
The game turned into a
shootout in the second
half with six of the seven
goals scored in the last
45 minutes.
The first half was
played fairly evenly with
both sides controlling
the ball but with few
good scoring chances.
Exeter managed to
tally the only goal of the
half when Andrew Prout
sent a ball through for
DeBruyn who picked it
up and buried it past the
keeper.
Marconi increased its
attack in the second half
and it paid off with a
couple of quick goals.
The Fury players left
their goalie alone on the
first goal when Nathan
Holmes made an excel-
lent save, tipping the
ball off the crossbar but
no one picked up the
rebound.
Marconi's second goal
was an outstanding shot
just under the bar
Holmes had no chance
on.
Now trailing by a goal,
the Fury kept battling.
DeBruyn scored his
second goal from in
close when the Marconi
keeper bobbled a ball
that was crossed into the
box.
Shortly after that
DeBruyn completed his
hat trick on a long pass
from Steve McLeod that
flew over the defenders'
heads.
DeBruyn ran hard to
the ball and walked in
alone on the keeper,
making no mistake by
picking the corner.
This swing in momen-
tum seemed like it would
be enough to carry the
Fury to victory but a bad
bounce allowed the visi-
tors to tie the game once
again.
Keeper Holmes came
out of his net to grab a
loose ball in the box but
a tricky bounce saw the
Matt Strano chases down a loose ball for the
Curinga. The Fury improved to 2-1 on
(photo/ScottNixon)
ball bounce off his shoul-
ders and directly to a
Marconi player who had
the whole net to shoot
at.
The game proceeded
into its late stages with
both teams trying to get
the one goal that would
give them the victory.
DeBruyn had a great
chance but the Marconi
defender was tugging on
his jersey from behind
and then hauled him
down in the box. No call
was made on the play.
The game appeared
headed for a draw but
McLeod had other ideas.
Taking a free kick from
the left side of the field
and from a good dis-
tance from the net,
McLeod lofted a shot
towards the goal.
The ball continued to
sail right under the bar
and over the keeper's
outstretched arms.
The Fury's surprising
goal was the one that
finally finished off their
opponents.
Exeter Fury Sunday night against
the season with a 5-3 win.
"The second half was
quite a battle with all the
momentum changes,"
said Fury spokesman
Jason McFalls.
"I thought we showed
a lot of character by not
giving up when we fell
behind," added McFalls.
The Fury played host
to Curinga on Sunday in
their third game of the
season and came out on
top of a 5-3 score.
Exeter began quickly
as they made a charge
down the field following
the initial whistle.
The Fury were award-
ed a free kick and the
duo of McLeod to
DeBruyn proved deadly
as DeBruyn potted his
first of the game in the
first moment of play.
A short time later, the
Fury capitalized on a
loose ball and DeBruyn
scored to make it 2-0.
Curinga was awarded
a penalty shot before the
half was through, but
goalkeeper Holmes
made a spectacular save
which inspired his team-
mates.
Craig Hern scored fol-
lowing a scramble to
make it 3-0 at the half.
In the second half,
Curinga began strong
and netted two to shave
the lead to 3-2.
Exeter regrouped and
Andrew Prout made it a
two -goal lead once again
when he finished off a
pass from DeBruyn.
Curinga were awarded
their second penalty shot
of the game and this
time made no mistake,
narrowing the score to
4-3.
The Fury put the game
out of reach when they
were awarded a free
kick from in close. Prout
made no mistake as he
fired it over the wall into
the top of the net.
The win puts Exeter's
record at 2-1 for the
year.
They next see action
Sunday at home at 7
p.m. against the German
Canadians.
ZURICH — May 26 the Zurich Rangers lost their
first game of the season to the Wroxeter Rippers.
The final score was 6-4. The Rangers took a 1-0
lead in the first inning when Craig Skinner singled
home Justin LaPorte.
Wroxeter responded with two rims in the bottom
of the first inning, but Zurich scored in both the sec-
ond and third innings to take a 3-2 lead.
With two outs in the third inning however,
Wroxeter scored four rims on an
inside the park grand slam.
Zurich rallied late, but
Wroxeter held on for a 6-4 victo-
ry. LaPorte led the Rangers
offence with four hits and a run
scored.
The Zurich Rangers now have
two wins and a loss to start the
season.
On the weekend the Rangers
were in a tournament in Dennis Gower
Goderich.
The Rangers were defeated by the Goderich
Orioles in their first game of the tournament.
To advance to the B semi-final Zurich needed a
win or a tie in their second game against the
Wroxeter Rippers. Wroxeter stormed out to an early
4-0 lead after two innings of play.
However, Zurich's bats would come alive scoring
10 runs in the next three innings to take a com-
manding 10-5 lead.
Wroxeter would later rally to score five runs, and
the game ended in a 10-10 tie.
The Rangers pounded out 15 hits in total with two
hits a piece from Ricky Geoffrey, Kevin Geoffrey,
Mike DeGroot, Joe Morley, Neil Beauchamp, and
Jeff Finkbeiner.
The tie allowed Zurich to advance to the B semi-
final against Belmore on Sunday.
In a well pitched game, Belmore beat the Rangers
1-0 to eliminate Zurich from the tournament.
Dennis Gower pitched a complete game for Zurich,
striking out eight batters.
The Rangers play next in Walton June 1, and
have a double-header against Exeter Sunday.
Huron -Perth rugby
The junior and senior boys rugby teams partici-
pated in Huron -Perth May 25.
The junior boys played an uninspired game and
lost to the fourth seeded team from St. Anne's, 12-
0.
In the bronze game, they stepped up their play
and defeated Madill 15-0 on tries by Ryan Masse,
Tim Bilcke and Brett Crerar.
All in all, the junior boys had a good season and
are to be commended for their commitment and
fine play.
The senior boys played very well but lost to the
number one seed, Madill, 17-0.
In the bronze game, they again played very well,
but lost a close 12-10 decision to St. Anne's. Justin
Fields and Greg Morley scored the tries.
The seniors also had a very good overall season
as they showed some real commitment and raised
the level of play at the senior level.
Coaches Terry O'Rourke, Steve Pockett and Peter
Darbishire thank all the rugby teams for their
efforts this year. Well done to all.
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