Anthony Cordio takes a shot against VSN's goalkeeper Danny Heaphy. See this photo at www.Newsphoto.com Valley Stream North's record was 12-3-1 and Garden City's was 3-3-6 but you would never have known it by watching these two teams play in the first round of the Nassau Class A boys soccer playoffs on October 25th. Maybe being the underdog was a good thing for the Trojans because they came out playing hard. The offense was able to break through the VSN defense and put pressure on goalkeeper Danny Heaphy a number of times. The Trojans defense was able to hold off any scoring which led to a 0-0 tie at the end of regulation and sudden death overtime.

Just two minutes into overtime, Mike DiMasso put in the rebound off Vin Chiodo's shot for the game winner giving Garden City the 1-0 victory. This win advances the Trojans to the quarterfinal game against Roslyn on October 29th that occurred too late for this edition.

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Vin Chiodo (15) and Phil Vouyiouklakis (9) celebrate the victory. See this photo at www.Newsphoto.com Ed Shannon kicks the ball away before VSN's Luis Perez can get to it. See this photo at www.Newsphoto.com Mike Fusco holds off VSN's John Sabal during game action. See this photo at www.Newsphoto.com Mike Regan (8) jumps through the crowd to head the ball away. (L-R: VSN's #46 Juan Carlos Garcia, Mike Regan, Mike DiMasso, VSN's Matt Corrado) See this photo at www.Newsphoto.com James Mignon in action for the Trojans over VSN's Ricky Gerbino. See this photo at www.Newsphoto.com