Boys Soccer: Rams eke out victory over Big Blue

Abitalib Girdia scored with seven minutes left in the first half to give Classical the only goal it would need in a 1-0 win over Swampscott Tuesday at Manning Field.?It was a very close game,” Classical coach Rob Upton said. “In the second half they came with a lot of pressure.”Stopper/sweeper Andreas Dominovic was up for the test. Battling through an injury, he anchored a defense that helped Strati Saranteas notch the shutout. Yabesi Musema had the assist on Girdia?s goal.The Rams are 4-5-1.English 6, Winthrop 1At Winthrop, the Bulldogs (5-3-1) were clicking offensively with Brian Rovira scoring three goals and assisting on two others. Erick Rodriguez, Luis DeJesus and Solomon Aiworo had single goals and Kyle Arsenault held down the fort in net.Peabody 2, Marblehead 2At Marblehead, it was a wild finish with Marblehead?s Kaya Ulcay scoring off a ricochet on a throw-in. Peabody took an early lead on a Ben Manoogian goal from Christian Morales. The Magicians (2-1-4) tied the score before halftime when Ulcay fed Jacob Wikar.In the second half, Kenny Sawyer scored on a pass from Connor Wolff; however, the one goal lead was not enough to allow Peabody (6-0-1) to keep its perfect record on the season.Masconomet 5, Lynnfield 0At Masco, a poor first half proved too difficult to overcome for Lynnfield. The Pioneers (1-5-1) made some mistakes against a good team and despite playing well in the second half, they were never able to get on track.Saugus 2, Amesbury 2At Amesbury on Monday, the Sachems let a 1-0 halftime lead slip away and needed a second-half goal from Andre Ipojuca to tie the score. Scoring for Saugus (1-5-2) in the first half was Brian Revis.Danvers 2, Beverly 1At Danvers, the Falcons (5-1-3) trailed 1-0 at the break, but came out flying in the second half. Ryan Kelleher tied the game with an assist to Matt Kidney and freshman forward Jackson McPherson scored the game-winner on a feed from Nikolay Sakhin.