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Show High Rollers Lose 2 -0 In Season Finale .... .,,, m , , , ,..., .i m.yif.,. ; r'--!::' -Via'""" ",;:;- ' 1 " - - ' " -! & , .... 3 r . Or- :.; l . ' ' '.' . ' " - Vj, t.,.x. " , . a ' . .". . - .. h. , , - - ' :A v . , ': . . ;- . - ' . ; .. .- . , :i . ' v. - , 'v . . ?I"j' V: -. . s - . ' - , ... " - k - ? ' ; - " "' . By David Neu In spite of improved play, the High Rollers lost 2-0 to the more experienced Viking Club from Salt Lake City in their last regularly scheduled game Saturday at the new City field. One week after the run and gun battle with the Appolo team which ended in a tie, the Rollers settled for a ball control game against the balding Vikings. "They control the ball so well," said fullback Brooks Bloomfield, "but they're really a bunch of old men and we should have been able to beat them. We just lacked the punch." Hampered again by the absence of first string goalie Russ Coburn and second string man Rick Phaler, the goalie's position weighed heavily again on Mark Cole, a rookie fullback of great potential who has done a commendable job of filling in as goalile the last several games. The Vikings scored fifteen minutes into the first half, and Cole was left scratching his head wondering what he could do next to avoid the Vikings front line onslaught. "It was a fine cross," said Bloomfield of the shot which bulleted into the corner. "Mark has nothing to worry aboui. I've seen it happen to a lot more experienced goalies."' goal-ies."' Play was even among the Rollers and Vikings the remainder of the half. The roller backfield cleared the ball well frustrating the Vikings shooters, but the front line lacked sufficient speed and the ball lagged several yards out from the goal. . Markedly improved play was evident among the teams returning in the second half. With only five minutes gone, a Viking forward saw an opening 20 yards out from the goal and fired a quick shot which caromed off the left goalpost before shooting directly over to the right post and stopping nearly dead and dribbling in. The Rollers responded with fast breaks down the right side. Speedy right wing Ron Johnson battled a larger Viking one on one before centering the ball which was missed by a Roller forward. The Rollers drove twice within the next five minutes to within 25 yards and failed on two wide kicks. Another shot was taken moments later, but the strong'rush of Viking fullbacks and adept. . play of the goalie who many times came out to the play caused error in the Rollers shooting accuracy. " The Rollers got within shooting range several more limes, but failed to score, despite the slow down of the Vikings offense, weary after their aggressive playmking, the Rollers weren't able to get on the board. The final score was 2-0, a hard loss for the Rollers who had slowly been warming up after the usual ski hangover they suffer in the spring. "I think they played real well." said team captain Gary Moore. "We took more shots than we usually do but their goalie made a few good saves. "Actually he robbed us of a few shots. "A goalie has got to be a goalie. Twenty minutes before be-fore the game, this guy was being wrapped up by his teammates. He had knee L MM" ... No, it's not a chorus line practice. Mike Sullivan of the High Rollers gives the ball a mighty boot with his left foot as the defender shys away. pads and he started working out by himself. It's tough scoring on someone like thai," Moore said. 'Moore said that even though the Vikings were a lot older, they didn't wear down because of their passing accuracy. "When you make a pass Please Turn to Pagi 3B ..." ,1 . 't " " .. .' . ' ' I J ' --.-in i i , , , - - - . - ... ...... . ".. . . p - -m v . ... - t IS 'C . Dave Raubvogel fires a shot towards goal prior to the Viking player running in front of him. An unidentified High Roller turned to fast and ended on his back in pursuit of the Viking player with the ball. High Rollers Lose 2-0 Continued from Page 1B and the guy doesn't have to run 20 yards to get it, it really makes a difference," Moore said. "We made a lot of bad passes and were forced into running too much.' The upcoming make-up game against Pan World will be a challenge because of the age difference in the opposite oppo-site direction according to Moore. "The average age is 19 or 20 and they've got a lot of 17 and 18 year olds" said Moore. He said their passing game was equally luck and skill, and felt the Rollers had a good chance of beating them. That game will be played at noon Saturday at Riverview Park in Salt Lake City. The Rollers record after the loss to the Vikings is 3-6-5. Moore said he was optimistic optimist-ic about the league playoffs which would begin June 9 and continue every Tuesday and Saturday for four consecutive conse-cutive weeks. The single elimination tournament would probably have the Rollers facing Ogden, Job Corp or Pan World in the first game. The continued absence of Father Patrick Carley from the offensive front line will still be felt, but Moore felt possibly Russ Coburn would be able to return to his goalie position. Moore added that he was unsure if any of the tournament games would be played in Park City. |
