CHESTERLAND—Frankie Sassano scored two goals in leading West Geauga to a 4-0 win over visiting Geneva in a Division II sectional semifinal on Monday.Frankie Sassano scored two goals in leading West Geauga to a 4-0 win over visiting Geneva in a Division II sectional semifinal on Monday.
The Wolverines led 1-0 at halftime before pulling away with three second-half goals.
“We played okay in the first half, but I thought we didn’t move the ball fast enough,” said West Geauga coach Daniel Cappelucci. “We weren’t finding the right places to play in.”
The match got off to a grueling defensive start. Neither team could manage to break the score with numerous Wolverine shots on goal being saved by Geneva.
However, this would all change just past the 16-minute mark when Ben Mackin would find the back of the net to give West Geauga a 1-0 advantage.
The second half would see much of the same with West G pushing the tempo offensively. However, the Wolverines finished off more of their chances in the final 40.
Martin Medancic scored 10 minutes into the second half to push West Geauga’s lead to 2-0.
Less than a minute later, Sassano scored his first goal and with nine minutes remaining in the game, Sassano iced the game with his second goal of the night.
“In the second half, the midfielders did a great job moving the ball faster with less touches,” Cappelucci said. “We were able to exploit the spacing and our wingers were able to get chances on goal and with the ball in the box.”
West Geauga advanced to play Hubbard in a sectional final on Saturday.
“(Hubbard) is a great team so we have to get back to the practice field and get dialed in,” Cappelucci said. “We have to continue to build on the stuff we improved on tonight–moving the ball and being able to capitalize on our scoring chances.”
Sassano also assisted on a pair of goals and Nick Res and Medancic each recorded one assist.
The Wolverines improved to 7-8-1 while Geneva closed out the year with a 2-13-1 record.
Other CVC Playoff Scores:
Boys
Chagrin Falls 6, Brookside 1
Orange 5, Field 1
Independence 7, Tuslaw 0
Edgewood 3, Jefferson 1
Madison 8, Conneaut 0
Wickliffe 5, Grand Valley 0
Clearview 4, Trinity 2
Canton Central Catholic 7, Brooklyn 0
Columbia 1, Cuyahoga Heights 0
Pymatuning Valley 4, Perry 0
Rocky River 1, Lutheran West 0
Girls
Hawken 8, Coventry 0
Lutheran West 2, Canton South 1
