MELROSE — Two quick strikes late in the second half turned what looked to be a disappointing defeat into a 2-2 tie for the Peabody girls soccer team in a non-conference contest against Melrose on Saturday.
The Red Hawks owned the first half at Fred Green Memorial Field, controlling the pace, play, and possession for the most part to grab a 2-0 lead.
But Peabody regrouped in the second half and flipped the script, thanks to junior striker Gabriella Gosselin and sophomore defender Grace Sylvester — goal-scorers who leveled the score within a two-minute span to complete the comeback.
“We started off a little tired to say the least, but at halftime, we just talked about Peabody soccer and how we need to play and pressure the back line,” said first-year Tanners’ coach Katrina Silva. “Melrose was moving the ball well and we were chasing. Our attackers responded well to that and we were hungrier for the ball. And we had plenty of opportunities in the final third when we started to work more for the ball.”
“I’m thinking about what we didn’t do in that half,” said Melrose coach Olivia Downey. “We didn’t take the things we did in the first half over to the second half. We didn’t communicate ...