Co-operative wins shoot-out
Eagles, Jaguars battle to a 1-1 draw
Christian Learning and Co-operative started Tuesday afternoon unbeaten, and emerged from their encounter at the Eagles’ field still unbeaten, but with a tie on both their records.
The final score was 1-1.
Under a new league rule, tie games are to be followed by a “shoot out” in which five players from each team try to score from the penalty marker, a short distance from the goal. The winner of the shoot-out is credited with two points in the standings, the loser receives one point. (An outright win is worth three points.) Co-operative won the shoot-out 4-2.
The game was as close as the score would indicate. Eagle co-captain Jennifer Lau scored first, and that goal accounted for all of the scoring in the first half, though there were plenty of near-misses. One Jaguar shot hit the goal post, and there were several others stopped only by the sure-handed saves of the Eagle goalie.
In the second half the Eagle girls were able to keep the ball in the Jaguars end for much of the game, and had a number of shots on goal, but the Jaguars would repeatedly make lightning raids on the Eagle goal that were thwarted only at the last moment by the goalie or errant marksmanship.
Finally Jaguar Hailey White got her foot on the ball in front of the Eagle goal and didn’t miss, knotting the score at one all.
The tie was nearly broken in the last seconds of the game when Sabrina Hallock of Christian Learning broke loose and was apparently set for a point blank shot at the Jaguar goal, but the Co-operative goalie, in a daring move, charged out and snuffed the shot.
In the shoot out, Cecelia Aponte, Hailey White, Tania Landivar, and Alexia Handal made good on their shots for the Jaguars.
Jennifer Lau and Roxy Jien successfully converted their shots for the Eagles.
-- This story was written from reports provided by John Vargas of Christian Learning and coaches.
International takes shoot out
Knights, Griffins end up even at 2-2
By Roya Nowroozyani
International School
International School and Cambridge College varsity girls soccer teams fought to a 2-2 tie on the Griffins home field Tuesday.
Under a new league rule, tie games are followed by a shoot-out in which five players from each team take penalty shots with only the opposing goalie defending. The winner of the shoot-out is awarded two points in the league standings, and the loser gets one point. (An unequivocal win is worth three points.
International won the shoot-out 2-1.
The game started out badly for the Knights, with their goalie, Raquel Yambae, fumbled a shot by Fabiana Murillo Monasterio, which then rolled into the goal. However, Cambridge soon recuperated and took a 2-1 lead after decisive goals by Manuela Yañez and Moira Vaca.
Griffin Stephanie Saltzsieder evened out the game with her kick, which seemed to curl downward miraculously to slip just inches below the crossbar and give the Griffins the tie they yearned for.
Both teams played hard and had other scoring opportunities. Yellow cards were issued to players on both teams.
In the penalty shoot-out, the Knights scored first on a goal by Lourdes Justiniano that flew past the Griffins goalkeeper, Regina Landivar.
The Griffins evened things up on a shot by Landivar, the Griffin goalie. Monasterio was the last player to take a shot for International. She made it, putting the home team ahead in the shoot-out, 2-1.
The other shots were either saved by the goalkeepers, or missed the net.
Neither team had scored before this game, but both played aggressively, perhaps giving a preview of greater success in the rest of the season.
