Phillips scores winning goal for Goose Creek

By Alex Webbe

A last chukker goal by Goose Creek’s Brandon Phillips sunk the hopes of the MetalTek
team Friday morning as they lost 10-9 in 16-goal action in the Everglades Classic at the
International Polo Club in Wellington.

Tano Vial put Goose Creek on the scoreboard first with a 60-yard penalty conversion,
but MetalTek, who received one goal by handicap, moved ahead, 2-1 on a penalty goal
from Tommy Biddle.

Second chukker action had MetalTek picking up goals from Will Johnston and Stevie
Orthwein but Goose Creek picked up a pair of goals from Vial to keep them in the mix.
After two chukkers of play, MetalTek continued to lead, 4-3.

Goose Creek scored the first two goals of the third chukker, tying it at 4-4 on a goal
from Brandon Phillips and taking the lead, 5-4, on Vial’s fourth goal of the game. Stevie
Orthwein scored the final goal of the period to tie it up at 5-5 to end the first half.

A goal from the field by Tommy Biddle opened the fourth chukker with MetalTek on top,
6-5, but the lead was short-lived. Goals from Phillips and Vial had Goose Creek ahead
at the end of the period, 7-6.

Two more Goose Creek goals in the fifth extended the lead to 9-7 with Vial and Cote
Zegers scoring on penalty shots and Biddle responding with the only MetalTek goal.

A determined MetalTek team took the field in the sixth; picking up single goals from
Biddle and Johnston, but the rally was cut short by a resilient Goose Creek defense.
Phillips sunk the MetalTek hopes with the final goal of the game in the 10-9 Goose
Creek victory.

Vial led all scoring with six goals. Phillips scored three times and Zegers added a goal
in the win.

Biddle was credited with four MetalTek goals. Johnston and Stevie Orthwein scored
two goals apiece and the team received one goal by handicap.