Page 10 THE REVERE ADVOCATE - Friday, May 17, 2019 Rossetti-Cowan Senior Center News In May, Mayor Brian Arrigo visited the Rossetti-Cowan Senior Center to attend the monthly meeting of the Council on Elder Aff airs. A very vibrant discussion on the state of Revere and the many topics eff ecting residents took place. Pictured in the front row are Irma Accettullo, Ann Eagan, Rose Mirasolo, Ty Smith, Josephine Piccardi, Lorraine Repoli, Mariannne Fiore, Morris Morris and Amodeo Iocco; back row: Patricia Manzo, Vin Cammarata, Mayor Brian Arrigo, Agnes Ferrioli and Nick Giacobbe. (Photo-Stephen W. Fielding) Happy Birthday, Ty Smith! Congratulations on your 90th birthday and thank you for sharing such a beautiful cake. Pictured with Ty (behind the cake) are Judy Adelizzzi (left) and Jerry Sullivan (right). (Photo-Stephen W. Fielding) Boston FC Soccer returns to Della Russo Stadium Sunday, May 26 In three previous visits to BOSTON – Boston City FC resumes a four-match road trip on Wednesday night, traveling to face New York Athletic Club (NYAC), and then visits the Brooklyn Italians on Saturday. The club’s National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) form requires an immediate upturn in results if the Lions are to press for a Northeast Region playoff place from the North Atlantic Conference. A hard-earned point away to Hartford City in a 3-3 draw was followed by an unexpected 6-0 home thrashing in the return match and a 5-0 defeat to the potentially unstoppable New York Cosmos last Saturday. Boston City held the star-studded Cosmos goalless at halftime but eventually succumbed to some deadly fi nishing. “I think we came out with a diff erent mindset and the result felt a little unfair,” said Boston City coach Michael Bustamante of the loss to the Cosmos. “We’re obviously a young team going up against a very experienced opponent. I think we were pleased with the amount of the work the guys put in. We made it very diffi - cult for them in the fi rst half, and then we ran out of gas, but mostly that was down to the inexperience.” Wednesday night’s opponent NYAC went down 2-0 to the Cosmos in their opening match and bounced back a week later with a convincing 4-1 win over the Rhode Island Reds. Bustamante hopes to have a full squad at his disposal, despite the challenging midweek kickoff time of 5 p.m., and his options include again inserting himself into the midfi eld, as he did away to the Cosmos. “It’s tough to play and coach at the same time, but I think it worked well, with me being vocal, but it’s a little harder to get guys to follow your lead when you’re not on the sideline,” he said. “We’ve still got some work to do, and I don’t anticipate being in there every game, but this was defi - nitely one of those opportunities where my experience could help.” NYAC, the Lions have won (2-0 in 2017), lost (0-1 in 2018) and drawn (0-0 in 2016). The Brooklyn Italians have played just once this season, positing a convincing 5-2 victory over Hartford City. Boston City have ventured to Brooklyn only once before when Bustamante was on target during a 5-2 midweek defeat in 2016. He scored the decisive goal in a 1-0 Lions home win in the return match. Saturday’s match facts Brooklyn Italians (1-0-0) vs. Boston City FC (0-2-1) Saturday, May 18 Kickoff at 7 p.m. Aviator Sports & Events Club, Brooklyn, NY Boston City FC head coach Michael Bustamante Hartford City FC head coach Dominic Casciato Match notes Lions striker Jhonata Batista is second on the all-time club goal scorers list with 11, one ahead of Homero Morais (10) and trailing Isaac Addai (17) by six goals, but has never scored against either NYAC or the Brooklyn Italians. Twelve players have made their debuts for a new-look Boston City FC this season: Goalkeeper Jason Katz, Defender Keith Dixon, Defender Peter Borboh Kargbo, Defender Jeremy Pachter, Defender Willian Bonora Santana, Midfielder Charlton Muhlauri, Midfi elder Tommaso D’Agostino, Midfi elder Samuel Deossa, Midfi elder Mateus Araujo, Forward Zion Balogun, Forward Riad El Moukhtari. Michael Bustamante returned to the starting lineup on May 11 away to the BOSTON | SEE PAGE 19
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