Avonworth sails past Keystone Oaks in the 1st Rnd, 10-0

Avonworth’s girls soccer squad, a perennial favorite to win the WPIAL 2A championship, blew through their first round opponents Keystone Oaks with a deciding 10-0 win on Tuesday night.

The Antelopes used a mix of speed, size, and incisive passing to get on the board early. Keystone Oaks kept fighting, and hung around through the end of the first half with the score still a reasonable 3-0. But Avonworth restarted after the break with their hair on fire to score three in quick succession out of the huddle to make the result inevitable.

Forward Gianna Babusci scored three goals for Avonworth. Katie Petrina banged in two, and Fiona Mahan, Caroline Sweeney, Alessio Padalino, and Tessa Burens also notched goals for the ‘Lopes.

Check our photo gallery below, and read the Twitter Live feed posted below for the minute by minute details of the match.

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Minute by Minute

FT Avonworth 10, Keystone Oaks 0.

The Antelopes move on.#WPIALsoccer pic.twitter.com/VAZS9uGSns

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79’ Tessa Burens scores for Avonworth to make in 10-0.

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75’ Both teams sending on the deep end of the bench. This one’s just winding itself down.

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65’ Avonworth Head Coach JC Mahan receives a caution for dissent.

Avonworth are winning 9-0. So, dear reader, connect the dots. #WPIALsoccer

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62’
Keystone Oaks are a class act. Still a lot of fight in em. Coach Roman Nardozi offering encouragement, making moves, staying positive.

Also, Avonworth have a 9th goal. And their coaches are still chirping.

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52’ Foul on a right side attack. Alessio Padalino bends a free kick over the wall and into the right corner to put up Avonworth 8-0.

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48’ GK mishandles it, and Caroline Sweeney puts it back. 7-0 to Avonworth and we’re definitely in a rout.

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47’ Gianni Babusci polishes off her hat trick. 6-0 to Avonworth.

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46’ A couple chopped dribbles plays in Gianni Babusci who slots it home on the left, and it’s 5-0.

Avonworth’s coach gets in the AR’s ear about an offside call from earliest, and the AR cautions him to knock it off.

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43’ Katie Petrina puts in a goal that was admittedly an attempted cross. She has a brace, Avonworth go up 4-0.

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HT at Avonworth Stadium.

Keystone Oaks looked a lot better in stretches, but is still finding it hard to connect three passes. Best options are long dumps down the wings.

Avonworth have speed and size and have made use of it.
3-0 Avonworth right now.#WPIALSoccer

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30’ Katie Patrina blisters the net on a run-and-shoot on the right side.

3-0 to Avonworth.#WPIALSoccer

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13’ Goal Avonworth, Gianna Babusci. They’re up 2-0, and it looks like tonight is gonna be one way traffic for the favorites.

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11’ Foul in the box by Keystone, but the PK taker blasts in high.

Keystone are definitely on their heels so far. #WPIALSoccer

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3’ Opening goal by Avonworth’s Fiona Mahan, 1-0.

They’ve been quick in transition, swarming immediately with 2 or 3 players on turnovers. And their wings arrive with pace.

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Kicking off now. Avonworth in black. pic.twitter.com/McwR4Rh1SP

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