It’s not often that a head coach praises the referees after a game without a hint of sarcasm, but West Chester United head coach Blaise Santangelo was doing just that after the Soccer Night in PA charity his club hosted on Tuesday night.
“I thought it was wonderful that the refs decided to forgo their fees, which allowed us to raise several hundred more dollars straight to the charity for the night and it was great to see them give back as well as the rest of the soccer community,” Santangelo said.
The two referee crews - Michael Syrotiak, Dan Richman, Dan Pannullo and Stan Nagle for the first game; Josh Encarnacion, Melvin Holmes, Pat Sudol and Stetson Fenster for the second - were among dozens of volunteers that chipped in to the make the charity night a success.