Sometimes, the goalkeeper guesses wrong. In Kyle Wright’s case on Sept. 7, he didn’t guess at all.
“I waited for him to strike before I moved, and I got kind of lucky,” said Wright, the Barnegat boys soccer team keeper who maintained his position at the center of the goal while Pinelands Regional forward Matthew Sarfo attempted to drill a penalty kick to the middle of the net, right into closed-up space between Wright’s legs as he leaned right but didn’t get his feet off the grass.
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