Dartmouth shuts out Marshfield in Division 1 boys soccer tournament

DARTMOUTH Landon Raposa remembered well how Dartmouth s season came to an end the last two years with home losses in the first round Back in that setting Tuesday night at Dartmouth Memorial Stadium with a Division first-round matchup against No Marshfield Raposa ensured that didn t happen again by being the ultimate difference-maker Raposa who notched one goal and two assists overwhelmed the Rams with his blazing speed and skill to lead eighth-seeded Dartmouth to a resounding - boys soccer achievement He s reliably been our force Dartmouth head coach Josh Silva mentioned Like I revealed I ve been around the battle for a long time allegedly the majority of dynamic kid I ve ever coached and he s definitely one of the best players in this state Dartmouth - - which advanced to face No Hingham jumped all over Marshfield - - by scoring two goals within the first minutes of the contest A long organization in off a free kick by Carter Brennan set up the first goal for the Indians The Rams couldn t successfully clear the ball out of the box and it went to Logan Stott who got his shot through a crowd and into the back of net Dartmouth s Lucas Macedo left celebrates his goal with Landon Raposa center and Caleb DaSilva during a - win over Marshfield Staff Photo By Stuart Cahill Boston Herald Raposa then started terrorizing Marshfield s defense with his elite quickness After Rams goalie Ian Sarabia who was sensational with eight saves and stopped two penalty kicks denied Raposa on a breakaway Raposa got the ball back moments later and buried a low hard shot for his th goal of the season and a - lead We came out fired up executed played with intensity and put particular goals in the back of the net Raposa disclosed The Indians continued to feed off of Raposa and the senior captain showcased his playmaking on Dartmouth s next two goals They were almost identical plays as Raposa got behind the Marshfield defense on a breakaway in the th minute before stepping on the breaks and dishing a pass off to Lucas Macedo Macedo then unleashed a perfectly-placed blast into the upper left corner for a - advantage Raposa smartly went to the same move again midway through the second half with Marshfield defenders converging on him But this time Raposa revealed a wide open Stott after stopping on a dime for Stott s second tally Marshfield goalkeeper Ian Sarabia dives at the ball while battling Dartmouth s Landon Raposa on Tuesday night Staff Photo By Stuart Cahill Boston Herald I do feel like Landon s not the only dynamic contestant on the field Silva announced We do a good job of making teams feel uncomfortable and getting them off-balanced