UNICO Soccer Cup girls all-star Pink Team. COURTESY OF AYDEN TEMPESTA
UNICO Soccer Cup boys all-star Red Team. COURTESY OF AYDEN TEMPESTA
UNICO Soccer Cup boys all-star Green Team. COURTESY OF AYDEN TEMPESTA
Mid Valley’s Sofia Goetter, the Melanie Naro MVP award winner. COURTESY OF AYDEN TEMPESTA
North Pocono’s Michael Amato, the Melanie Naro MVP award winner. COURTESY OF AYDEN TEMPESTA
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UNICO Soccer Cup girls all-star Pink Team. COURTESY OF AYDEN TEMPESTA
Mid Valley’s Sofia Goetter and North Pocono’s Michael Amato earned the girls and boys Melanie Naro Memorial MVP awards at the UNICO Soccer Cup LIAA senior all-star games Sunday at Mid Valley.
Goetter, an Ohio State commit, had three goals and three assists to lead the Green Team to a 9-4 victory over the Pink Team, and Michael Amato scored two goals for the Green Team, as the Red Team beat the Green Team, 3-2, in the boys game.
The UNICO Scranton chapter sponsored the games, and partnered with the American Cancer Society to raise money for cancer awareness.
In the girls game, Delaware Valley’s Krystina Orby scored the Green Team’s first two goals off assists from Goetter and Valley View’s Mya Cesarini for a 2-0 lead.
Old Forge’s Mia Peregrim answered with a penalty kick to cut the Pink Team deficit to 2-1. Then Goetter scored off an assist from Valley View’s Callie Gillen, but Abington Heights’ Lilia Calvert, of the Pink Team, answered to cut the deficit to 3-2 before the Green Team scored the next three goals.
Mid Valley’s Karina Goetter scored off an assist from her twin sister Sofia, Gillen scored unassisted and Cesarini scored off an assist from Karina Goetter to give the Green Team a 6-2 lead at the half.
Calvert, a Rutgers commit, added two unassisted goals in the second half, Sofia Goetter had two unassisted goals and Karina Goetter scored off an assist from Sofia Goetter in the second half.
First: Green — Orby (assisted by S. Goetter), 10:09. Green — Orby (assisted by Cesarini), 12:15. Pink — Peregrim (PK), 17:13.Green — S. Goetter (assisted by Gillen), 19:34. Pink — Calvert, 21:39. Green — K. Goetter (assisted by S. Goetter), 31:09. Green — Gillen, 34:34. Green — Cesarini (assisted by K. Goetter), 38:40; Second: Pink — Calvert, 48:15. Green — S. Goetter, 51:26. Green — K. Goetter (assisted by S. Goetter), 52:24. Pink — Calvert, 61:55. Green — S. Goetter, 64:30.
Boys
Holy Cross’ Jamie Prislupski scored the game-winning goal with 1:59 left to lead the Red Team to a 3-2 victory over the Green Team in the boys game.
Amato gave the Green Team a 2-1 lead in the first half, scoring two unassisted goals. Blue Ridge’s Riley Phillips scored the Red Team’s first-half goal.
Dunmore’s Johnley Jean tied the game on an unassisted goal at 66:37, and Prislupski completed the Red Team’s rally with an unassisted goal at 78:01.
First: Red — Amato, 30:09. Green — Philips, 31:29. Red — Amato, 37:05; Second: Red — Jean, 66:37. Red — Prislupski, 78:01.