Roxy Jien (9) cranks home a goal during shoot-out (Corrected Oct. 1)Jonathan Muñoz, International School
Eagles, Griffins battle to goal-less tie
By SungChan Jang
Christian Learning Center
It was another windy day in September, but quite a different outcome for the Christian Learning and International varsity girls soccer teams.
The first time the two teams had met the Eagles had defeated the Griffins 7-0. This time the two teams fought to a scoreless draw, 0-0. International showed great improvement in its teamwork. Both teams did their best to win this game, but neither could find the back of the net.
The Eagles got the “bonus point” in the standings by winning a penalty kick shoot-out 4-2. Under a new league rule the winner of the shoot-out following a tie game gets two points in the league standings, and the loser gets 1. An outright win gains three points, while a loss scores no points.
For the Eagles, Sabrina Hallock, even with her bad ankle, was able to grab many chances to make a goal. Daniela Brooks also showed great skill with her intrepid dribbling, accurate passes and sharp kicks. She also had many chances to make a goal, but the Griffins’ goal keeper didn’t let any balls go through. She acted as if she were a wall built in front of the goal.
Brooks’ closest chance came when she took command of a rebound, and appeared to have a point blank shot at an empty net, but at the last moment Griffin defender Mariana Chavez came out of nowhere to take the ball away from her.
The Griffins had their share of chances as well, and actually dominated play in the first half of the game during which the Eagles goalkeeper handled the ball 19 times, compared to 10 for the Griffin goaltender.
The game ended with the scoreboard showing 0-0. In the shootout, which was marked by loud cheering from the players and a large crowd, four Eagles made their shots from the penalty line and two Griffins. The Christian Learning scorers were Jennifer Lau, Daniela Brooks, Roxy Jien, and Alejandra Valencia.
For International, Regina Landivar and Fernanda Sepulveda made their shots. Melissa Roca, Stephanie Saltzsieder, and Fabiana Murillo missed.
The Eagles did not take their fifth shot since victory was assured at that point.
By SungChan Jang
Christian Learning Center
It was another windy day in September, but quite a different outcome for the Christian Learning and International varsity girls soccer teams.
The first time the two teams had met the Eagles had defeated the Griffins 7-0. This time the two teams fought to a scoreless draw, 0-0. International showed great improvement in its teamwork. Both teams did their best to win this game, but neither could find the back of the net.
The Eagles got the “bonus point” in the standings by winning a penalty kick shoot-out 4-2. Under a new league rule the winner of the shoot-out following a tie game gets two points in the league standings, and the loser gets 1. An outright win gains three points, while a loss scores no points.
For the Eagles, Sabrina Hallock, even with her bad ankle, was able to grab many chances to make a goal. Daniela Brooks also showed great skill with her intrepid dribbling, accurate passes and sharp kicks. She also had many chances to make a goal, but the Griffins’ goal keeper didn’t let any balls go through. She acted as if she were a wall built in front of the goal.
Brooks’ closest chance came when she took command of a rebound, and appeared to have a point blank shot at an empty net, but at the last moment Griffin defender Mariana Chavez came out of nowhere to take the ball away from her.
The Griffins had their share of chances as well, and actually dominated play in the first half of the game during which the Eagles goalkeeper handled the ball 19 times, compared to 10 for the Griffin goaltender.
The game ended with the scoreboard showing 0-0. In the shootout, which was marked by loud cheering from the players and a large crowd, four Eagles made their shots from the penalty line and two Griffins. The Christian Learning scorers were Jennifer Lau, Daniela Brooks, Roxy Jien, and Alejandra Valencia.
For International, Regina Landivar and Fernanda Sepulveda made their shots. Melissa Roca, Stephanie Saltzsieder, and Fabiana Murillo missed.
The Eagles did not take their fifth shot since victory was assured at that point.
Joyous Eagles mob Alejandra Valencia after her kick wins shoot-out.
SungChan Jang, Christian Learning Center
SungChan Jang, Christian Learning Center
Yikes! Same story!
Jaguars, Knights also unable to score
By Sheida Anello
Co-operative School
The game between the Co-operative sand Cambridge varsity girls soccer teams played on the Jaguars campus ended in a 0-0 tie.
Co-operative won the post game penalty shoot-out 4-2 to get the “bonus point” in the league standings. A shoot-out follows all tie games under a new league rule. The winner of the shoot-out gets two points in the standings, and the loser gets one point. An outright win scores three points, and a loss gets no points.
This wasn’t the best game for either school, but Cambridge could take satisfaction in the fact that it gained a tie against a Jaguar team that might have seemed the favored team based on previous comparative scores.
Jaguar Tania Landivar had a free kick bang resoundingly off the goal post in the second half, and the Cambridge goalie made a dramatic save of another shot that appeared to be on the verge of dribbling into the goal. The Jaguar goalie also made several intrepid saves, but there were not a lot of thrilling offensive plays on the field as the defenses of both teams dominated play.
In the shoot-out, Jaguars Cecilia Aponte, Hailey White, Tania Landivar, and Alexia Handal knocked in their opportunities to shoot on goal from the penalty shot line. For Cambridge, Nadia Rocco and Andrea Saba made two amazing goals, but their teammates’ shots misfired.
The two teams will have a quick rematch. They play again next Wednesday, Sept. 26, in a make-up game for the game that was postponed because of the general strike that occurred on the opening day of the league season.
