NAC Martyrs defeat Red Mat

U.S. seminarians win first match of Clericus Cup soccer series

Football (soccer) must be the universal sport; even seminaries form teams to compete with other seminaries.

Seminarians from the Pontifical North American College pray after playing Redemptoris Mater in a Clericus Cup soccer match in Rome March 3.

Seminarians from the Pontifical North American College scored a 1-0 win against three-time tourney champions Redemptoris Mater in the first round play of the Clericus Cup March 3.

A powerful sideline throw-in near the net by Justin Blanc of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, W.Va., deflected off the opposing goalie's fingertips and landed in the net.

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