As Lowell Sun reported, the No. 23 seed Falmouth defeated the No. 10 seed Greater Lowell Tech Gryphons two to one in a Division 3 round of 32 boys soccer contest on a Monday night in Tyngsboro.
Falmouth utilized a 4-5-1 defensive system that proved difficult to break down throughout the match. Falmouth gave up fifteen goals all season and posted eleven shutouts leading into the matchup. Kaleb De Olivera scored the first goal for Falmouth with under twelve minutes left in the first half, and later scored a second goal with under fourteen minutes left in the second half. Goalie Teddy Klauer made nine saves to help preserve the victory for Falmouth.
Greater Lowell, which scored sixty-four goals during the regular season, fought back in the second half. Jayden Flores lofted a shot from thirty-five yards out, and Alejandro Cano-Gil subsequently scored on a penalty kick, cutting the deficit to two to one. Despite the postseason setback, Greater Lowell finished the season with a fifteen-three-one record, capturing fifteen wins and a league championship while preparing to graduate ten seniors.
Reflecting on the defensive challenge posed by their opponents, Joe Kane told Lowell Sun, "Give credit to their coach. He came up with a great strategy, and we couldn’t put the ball in (the net)," and added, "We had seen something like that before but not like that,"
