CARIBOU, Maine — On Wednesday, October 30 the third-ranked Caribou Vikings boys soccer team gave up an early goal to No. 6 seed Gardiner, then scored three unanswered goals to pull out the 3-1 Class B North quarterfinal victory over the Tigers.
Kian Alves of the Tigers, who had defeated 11th-seeded Winslow 8-6 in the prelim game, took a pass from Chase Kanaris and opened the scoring just over five minutes into the game.
Caribou’s Landon Albair knocked in an Edison Sleeper cross to get the Vikings on the board, and Owen Corrigan’s hard shot on a pass from Declan Miller slipped by the Gardiner goalie to put Caribou up 2-1. Later in the first half, Kameron Rackler lofted a long entry volley from midfield, which took a high bounce over the Tiger goalie and into the net.
After that goal, both defenses tightened up, and the rest of the game was scoreless.
With the 3-1 victory, Caribou ups its record to 10-3-2, and will move on to the Class B North semifinal round. The Vikings will travel to second seed Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro for a 2:30 p.m. game on Saturday, November 2. The Gardiner Tigers end the season with a record of 11-5.
Scoring summary:
Gardiner: Kian Alves 6′; assist: Chase Kanaris.
Caribou: Landan Albair 14′, Owen Corrigan 21′, Kameron Rackler 29′; assists: Edison Sleeper, Declan Miller.
