The Aces took on #18 seed Great Valley this afternoon in the 2nd round of the District 1 AAA boy's soccer playoffs. LM welcomed back Michael Lemonick to their starting lineup, after a broken tibia sidelined the junior defenseman almost the entire season, and he would make his presence felt. In the 1st half, the Aces showed some rust from their 10 day layoff, as their usual good first touch and passing game was a little off.
However, with Lemonick's physical play in the back, and co-captain Jonny Dolezal controlling everything else, Great Valley could generate little offense, and the half ended 0-0. Nine minutes into the 2nd half the Aces finally got on the board. Senior Julien Aoyama took a long corner kick from junior David Rosenfeld and ripped a bullit past the helpless Valley keeper. With senior goalkeeper Jack Van Adelsberg playing another solid game in the net, that goal appeared to be enough. Lemonick didn't think so, and with less than 4 minutes remaining he scored on a nice header to ice things up, and the 2-0 win moved the Aces through to the quarter-finals.
This Saturday, on the turf at Arnold Field, LM will play the winner of tonight's game between defending state champion Downingtown West (seeded 7th) and Upper Darby (a dangerous team the Aces beat during the season by a slim 1-0 margin). Gametime will be announced later.
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