BOYS' SOCCER: CONFUSION REIGNS IN VICTORY FOR HART CANYON GOAL WAVED OFF AS COACH, REFEREE ARGUE HART 2, CANYON 1.Byline: Ross Siler Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - The Foothill League soccer season had been characterized char·ac·ter·ize tr.v. character·ized, character·iz·ing, character·iz·es 1. To describe the qualities or peculiarities of: characterized the warden as ruthless. 2. by confusion long before the Canyon and Hart boys' teams took the field Tuesday afternoon. But the final 10 minutes of the Indians' 2-1 victory might have taken the absurdity to a new extreme. With Hart of Newhall clinging to a one-goal lead late - and Canyon's chances of claiming the league title slipping away in the drizzle - the visiting Cowboys cowboys, in American history. 1 Tory marauders, adherents to the British cause in the American Revolution, who fought in the contested area of Westchester co., N.Y. played a long ball deep into the penalty box, where Indians goalkeeper For the close-in weapon system, see . In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the Jesse Martinez came out to retrieve it. The simple play soon turned complicated, though, as Canyon's James Wolfe caught up to Martinez out of the net. The goalkeeper tried to play the ball with his feet, but Wolfe stole it from him and slotted a shot into the net to forge an apparent tie. Instead of signaling the goal, however, the referee A judicial officer who presides over civil hearings but usually does not have the authority or power to render judgment. Referees are usually appointed by a judge in the district in which the judge presides. stood arguing with Indians coach Robert Ciccone on the Hart sideline sideline See on the sidelines. . Only seconds before Wolfe reached Martinez, it turned out, the referee had blown his whistle A simple whistle is a woodwind instrument which produces sound from a stream of forced air. Many types exist, from small police and sports whistles (also called pea whistles), to much larger train whistles, which are steam whistles specifically designed for use on to warn Ciccone for interfering with play by coming onto the field. So Wolfe's goal was disallowed. The Cowboys were awarded an indirect free kick 6 yards from the box that they couldn't convert. And Hart was able to escape with its second victory this season over first-place Canyon. In the aftermath, Canyon coach Pete Getz could not conceal conceal, v to hide; secrete; withhold from the knowledge of others. his disappointment. Getz added that he planned to bring up the incident at a league coaches' meeting Monday. ``You know what I learned from this game?'' Getz said. ``If there's ever a fast break going, I'm going to go on the field. What are you going to do? You're not going to stop the game because of it? ``I think what happened was a poor demonstration of self control. Every single person watching this game was going, `What was that?' Maybe we would have scored or maybe we wouldn't have, but that's not right.'' The game also did little to clear up the league's championship picture. Canyon (13-3-1, 6-2-1) still can claim the title with a victory Thursday at home against Burroughs of Burbank. But the Cowboys also lost both their meetings this season with Hart (13-3-7, 5-2-2). The Indians can share the league title with Canyon if the Cowboys tie and they defeat Burbank. On Tuesday, Hart got goals from sophomore Ismael Zamora and junior Devin Del Do in the first 15 minutes and held on for the much-needed victory. |
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