Soccer: Mustangs, Vikings come up short
Twin Towers: The answer is yes, they were all this big
CIF-SS Div. II semifinal: Thousand Oaks 1, Walnut 0
Game notes: The Walnut High School girls soccer team was hoping the moment would never come, but Thousand Oaks’ size, speed and aggressiveness couldn’t be denied forever.
After living in the Mustangs’ final third for most of the afternoon with nothing to show for it, Lancers forward Rachel Morris watched Alyson Birgel’s curling free kick into the penalty area get poked straight to her running free at the top of the box.
Morris didn’t waste it, re-directing a right-footed shot off the back of the net in the 77th minute to give the Lancers a 1-0 victory and their first-ever appearance in a championship game after eliminating the Mustangs (19-4-2) in the CIF-Southern Southern Division II semifinals on Tuesday.
It was a bitter defeat for the Mustangs, who were hoping to play for the school’s fourth championship this weekend after winning three straight titles from 2003-05.
While the visiting Lancers had two-to-three times as many scoring opportunities, which included a breakaway in the third minute that was turned away by Mustangs goalkeeper Megan Allaire — a breakaway saved by a last second tackle from defender Talia Banda in the 47th minute — and another Lancers shot that ricocheted off the the crossbar in the 62nd minute — the Mustangs were still clinging to life.
Then the Mustangs had their big chance when forward Nadia Link snuck behind the Lancers defense and ran down a through ball for a breakaway in the 64th minute, but Link’s shot sailed over the crossbar.
“CIF domes down to who makes the least mistakes and who capitalizes on their opportunities,” said Mustangs coach Lorraine Hansen. “They capitalized on our bad clearance and we couldn’t capitalize when we got behind them. But I’m still proud. Getting to the semifinals in this division is not easy to do.”
Above: Mountain View's purple people eaters come up short.
CIF-SS Div. V semifinal: Hesperia 1, Mountain View 0
Game Note: Hesperia’s Mario Cisneros scored on a 25-yard free kick in the 24th minute.
It was the only goal of the match, lifting host Hesperia to a 1-0 victory in the CIF-Southern Section Division V semifinals on Tuesday. The Scorpions (18-2-11) beat La Puente 1-0 in four overtime’s in Friday’s quarterfinal, and was opportunistic again in a match that Vikings coach Felipe Corona described as painful to watch.
“They were a team that sat back and counter attacked,” Corona said. “I thought we outplayed them. But it was tough creating chances because they had so many guys behind the ball.
Comments
Hey Great story on Los Altos' Rene Cuellar and her MVP award at the All-star game she played in. She's such an amazing player!
I saw her play a couple times this season and.............Whaaaaaaaaaaaa? What's that you say? She didn't even play this season for the Conquerors? She got kicked off the team for attitude problems? They did better this year without her? How could a team drop a player like her and have a better record and finish higher in league than they did last season with her in the line-up? Hmmmmmmmmmm...
Sounds like there might be a good story there Mr. Robledo!
Posted by: Say Whaaaaa? | March 4, 2008 12:40 PM
ONE player?..
so you are saying hes like the whole team?..
he only scored 1 goal throughout the playoffs..
and they made it all the way to the Semis.
all hesperia does is kick the sh!t out of the ball whenever it is near the defense..and they scored on a free kick...
u call that better?..
goodluck against oaks christian...
they'll need it..
Posted by: 1234 | February 27, 2008 6:02 PM
Luck is when opportunity and hard work meet. Hesperia 1, MV-0, they were the better team this time. MV had one player who can put the ball in the net. He couldn't do it yesterday and they lost.
Posted by: 5678 | February 27, 2008 4:03 PM
score a lucky free kick and then defend with 10 players...
what a great way to win...
MVHS the better team..
Posted by: 1234 | February 26, 2008 11:02 PM
What about Oaks Christian -vs- Salesian?
Posted by: Tom | February 26, 2008 7:52 PM
Does anyone have an update on the Mountian View boy's soccer game?
Posted by: update | February 26, 2008 7:05 PM