Christian Learning 5, International 4
Eagle JV beats Griffins in final seconds
Felipe Arce of the Christian Learning boys junior varsity soccer team scored twice in rapid succession at the end of a wild and crazy game to give the little Eagles a 5-4 win over International in a whang-bang game played on the Griffins' field.
Before getting too far into the recapitulation of the goals scored in this game, it should be said that it was a great game, well played on both sides. No junior varsity game last season was played with comparable speed, precision, and offensive efficiency until the very end of the season.
Joaquin Blasco of the Griffins got the parade of goals started in the first half, but his goal was answered by Eagle Esteban Sosa, and the score stood at 1-1 at the end of the first half.
The action stepped up a notch in the second half. An apparent Eagle goal was called back by an offside call. Then International's Javier Barron unleashed a shot that appeared to have been stopped by the Eagle goalie, but it squirted loose and Barron was able to hammer it home.
It was now 2-1, and it quickly became 3-1 as Eduardo Pantoja knocked in another rebound.
But then it was the turn of Richard Enns of Christian Learning to exploit a goalie error. He put in a shot that made in 3-2.
Less than a minute later Esteban Sosa of Christian Learning headed a cross pass in to tie the game up again at 3-3.
But now it was International's turn again. Pantoja picked up his second goal with a spectacular bicycle kick from the right side of the goal to give the Griffins back the lead at 4-3.
International narrowly missed heading in a goal that might have put the game on ice.
But then the stage was set for Arce to perform his heroics in the closing minute. He knotted the score at 4-4 with a quick turn-around shot.
The little Eagles quickly took the ball away from the Griffins after the kick-off, and their attack pulled the Griffin goalie out of position, allowing Arce to hit a slow-rolling dribbler that hopped along the ground while all the players and a big crowd of spectators watched with their hearts in their mouths. The ball hit the far post and went in just as the closing whistle sounded.
Santiago Paz scores three
Jaguar JV upends Cambridge, 4-0
The Cooperative junior varsity boys soccer team posted an easy win over Cambridge, 4-0, Thursday afternoon on the Jaguar field.
Santiago Paz scored three times for the Jaguar kittens, and Jose Abuawad had one goal.
