Cavs open season with 4-2 victory over GMC

ALBANY – Darton State won 4-2 at home Wednesday, in their season opener with Georgia Military College, but it wasn’t pretty.

“I don’t think we played particularly well,” Darton head coach Bart Sasnett said. “But at the end of the day a win is a win, and we’ll take them any way we can get them.”

As expected in the intensely competitive Region 17, it was a very hotly contested, physical match. Two Georgia Military players were issued red cards, one for fighting and one for use of poor language toward the central official. Darton, however, did not let it get to them.  “I will say this, our composure was excellent against those guys,” Sasnett said. 

Darton sophomore Matheus Ayrolla scored one goal in each half, while teammates Darwin Espinal and Kevyn Mcfarelane each scored a goal in the second half.

The Bulldogs scored by quickly answering Ayrolla’s first goal and maybe catching the Cavaliers slightly off guard. Their second goal came from a free kick in the second half.

Sasnett said that Darton should have taken better advantage of some opportunities.

“We left a lot of goals on the field,” he said. “Way too many goals."

He noted that the 2014 team is showing a lot of confidence going forward and continues to improve with combination play.

The Cavs will travel to Dunwoody, Saturday, where they will face Louisburg College at the Georgia Perimeter College campus. They’ll return to Albany on Sept. 6, to host Monroe College at 8 p.m.