The U13 Rebels soccer team won in dramatic, momentum-swinging, come-from-behind fashion, beating the Brewster Blast 4-3 on Sunday.  Rhinebeck opened flat, surrendering a Brewster goal in the first minute of play.  Rhinebeck answered with a Nir Lavi-Romer pass to Brandt Slayton for the score.  The Rebels took a 2-1 lead on a Kory Hutchins penalty kick.  Brewster dominated most of the second half, taking a 3-2 lead.  But the momentum swung Rhinebeck's way in the final two minutes.  Midfielder Christine Hatter passed to Slayton who schooled the keeper, laying off a soft pass in the 6-yd box to Luke Matthews for the tieing goal.  With just 30 seconds left, Rhinebeck pressed, with midfielder Michael Flanagan winning a 50-50 ball,  sending a crossing pass to the far post where Slayton put it in, giving Rhinebeck the come-from-behind victory.  Keeper Seth McClenahan was a commanding presence, making 14 saves.  The Rhinebeck defensive backfield, consisting of Lavi-Romer, Pat Cacciabaudo, Roan Gideon and Alexander Slayton, played as a cohesive, aggressive, smart unit all day.    

Rhinebeck's U13 Rebels soccer team picked up its first win of the season, defeating the Yorktown Gladiators 5-0. Fifteen minutes into the game, Michael Flanagan opened the scoring with a lofting shot from 20 yds out.  Brandt Slayton scored next, outrunning the defenders on a breakaway.  Rhinebeck forwards Tivon Carson, Kory Hutchins and Seth McClenahan also scored.  The Rhinebeck defensive backfield of Patrick Cacciabaudo, Nir Lavi-Romer and Alexander Slayton played outstanding all day, limiting Yorktown to just 3 shots.  McClenahan played 50 minutes of outstanding keeper, holding Yorktown scoreless.

The U13 Rebels played a scrappy game against the visiting Beekman Devils, coming up just a goal short. The Beekman team opened a 3-0 lead in the first half, but the Rhinebeck squad came storming back with a goal by Tivon Carson before the half, assisted by Moorea Martin.  Seth McClenahan added two goals in the second half, one on an assist from midfielder Brandt Slayton, and the other on a penalty kick.  Kory Hutchins played a strong game at stopper, with midfielders Malcom Ransome, Kenny van de Mark, and Michael Flanagan also playing smartly.   Pat Cacciabaudo and Dan Heslin split time at keeper, each stopping several shots.  

The U13 Rebels lost to an outstanding Yorktown Eurostars team in Yorktown.  The Eurostars were led by Alex Tiggers, who had 5 goals and assisted on the other 3 Eurostar scores.  Kory Hutchins put Rhinebeck on the board with a corkscrewing 35-yd kick, which was the first goal scored against the Eurostars this season.  In the second half, Kenny Van de Mark made his debut in goal, turning away several shots; Christine Hatter was dominant at sweeper;  and Moorea Martin, playing midfield/spy on the Eurostar's Alex Tejera, severely limited his touches on the ball.