DEA Bedford Over 30

The Bedford Pacers looked in midseason shape as they blanked the Peabody Sporting Club, 4-0 in the season opener on Sunday morning. The Pacers would travel to Peabody with 12 players and would prove to be all they needed as they controlled the entire game. Chris Cloutier would record his first shutout as net minder this season. The Pacer defense played very strong, not letting the Peabody club have any threatening shots. The midfield and strikers would force Peabody to play defense nearly the entire match. The Pacers tested the Peabody keeper from the start, hammering about twenty shots off of him, until John Guild took a Bertie O'Gorman cross and deposited it in the back of the net. Bedford would continue to pound shot after shot off the keeper in the first half, but the score would remain 1-0. After regrouping at the half, Peabody would come out strong and force the Pacers on defense for about a five minute stretch. The Pacers would step it up at midfield and take control of the game. Marco Koolman would find Bertie open at the 18. Bertie would toe poke a roller that caught the keeper by surprise. The ball would roll through the arms and legs of the shell shocked keeper for Bedford's second tally. Peobody would change keepers, but it would not help, as the third goal would come shortly after. Marco would get control of the ball on the left side of the field in the corner. He would hit a perfect serve on to the head of the leaping Scott Sharby, that would find only net. Peobody was done. They tried to get something going by adding an attacker. This would only spead the field more. Bertie would send a feed through to Jeff Bailey who would bend one into the net to finish off the scoring for the Pacers. All in all, the Pacer squad looked good for the season opener. Next week, the Pacers will have a tougher battle at the home opener against the PAC Lowell team. The game is at Legacy field at 9 AM.