Eli Fishbein’s stoppage-time goal lifts Bromfield boys past Burke, 1-0, for 3rd straight D4 soccer title - Boston Herald

WORCESTER — Bromfield coach Alex Horne said Eli Fishbein lived outside of his comfort zone during the team’s run to Saturday’s Div. 4 boys soccer state final against Burke at Foley Stadium in Worcester.

Horne saw Fishbein act as a catalyst for the Trojans during postseason practices, and he was clutch in the biggest moments of the biggest games for Bromfield. Ditto Saturday, when Fishbein scored the lone goal during stoppage time to secure Bromfield’s third consecutive state title with a 1-0 win.

“It was the best feeling I’ve ever had in my life,” Fishbein said of his championship-winning goal.

Burke applied a relentless offensive attack. Yet, behind the performances of goalkeeper Ethan Fitzsimmons and senior defenders Marcos Lora and Amlyl Aitdowd, the Trojans survived. Bromfield let up just one goal during its state championship run.

“I know it sounds cliché but defenses and goalkeepers win championships,” Horne said. “They were a rock.”

Brener Cardoso was a menace to the Trojan defense.

In the 16th minute, a free-kick from Aldecio Fontes found the foot of Cardoso. The Burke senior forward ripped a shot, but Fitzsimmons dove to his left to keep the Bulldogs off the scoreboard.

In the 48th minute, Cardoso fired a shot from nearly 20 yards out but the ball rung off the crossbar.

In the 72nd minute, Cardoso beat two Bromfield defenders, but again, his shot hit the crossbar creating a Burke corner before Aitdowd cleared the ball for the Trojans.

“I give a lot of credit to Burke,” Horne said. “You could tell they were fighting for it and they had a lot of heart.”

Once the clock struck stoppage time, Ryan McNulty and Fishbein delivered with a championship-winning sequence.

McNulty beat a Bulldog defender and found Fishbein in front of Burke goalie Lourenco Pereira. Fishbein made the most of the opportunity, beating Pereira to put the Trojans ahead and to secure Bromfield’s eleventh state title.

“We’ve been trying to secure our position as a dynasty in the state,” Fishbein said. “We’ve been working since the summer and it’s incredible to see it pay off.”

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