WILTON - The Ancient Warriors squared off against Guilford in the 5th match in their 9-match mini-season.  Last week, Guilford had previously lifted themselves out of the relegation zone with a victory over a tough Connecticut Storm team, so Wilton was prepared for a battle.  Still undefeated in their first season in the top Division, the Ancients are learning that every match is up for grabs.

The match started with Wilton attacking and threatening making a number of forays into the opposition's goal area.  Unable to score however, the Warriors were quickly driven back on their heels when the visitors scored a stunning header on a corner kick.  Shaken, the Ancients would spend the rest of the day trying to regain the dominance they had initially shown.  Confident from their goal, Guilford proceeded to attack and showed very good possession, but neither team made many real threats at goal for the next 20 minutes. Then, after a number of attacks down the left wing, Wilton was rewarded when Alex Etemadfar, having been fouled about 40 yards out on the right, flashed the free kick over the wall of defenders, falling right to the penalty spot.  The visitors unsuccessful attempt at the offside trap was punished when Ferenc Kiss threw himself at the ball, attempting a diving header.  Kiss was unable to meet the ball, but since the opposition goalkeeper was setting up to block the header, when the ball came across the goal Robert Sztachelski pounced and passed the ball into the open net.  Shortly after the half ended with game level at 1-1.

For the remainder of the game, neither team seemed able to create significant scoring opportunities.  There was little to cheer on either side as the game wore on, and each team seemed happy when the game ended at a 1-1 draw, giving Guilford a valuable point, and preserving the Ancient's undefeated record in Division 1 with 2 wins and 3 draws.

Next Sunday sees Wilton traveling to Trumbull to take on another local rival.