BOYS' SOCCER: ECR FALLS AGAIN IN LEAGUE BIRMINGHAM 2, ECR 1.Byline: Matthew Matthew one of the twelve disciples. [N.T.: Matthew] See : Evangelism Kredell Staff Writer El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
Birmingham of Lake Balboa Balboa, town (1990 pop. 2,751), Colón prov., in the former Panama Canal Zone, on the Gulf of Panama. The port for Panama City, Balboa was the administrative headquarters of the Panama Canal Zone. It was also the site of a U.S. navy base (closed 1999). left the visiting Conquistadores searching Wednesday with a 2-1 victory, dropping No. 7 El Camino Real to 0-2 in league play. ``It's unexpected, but it should be expected if you don't play hard,'' El Camino Real coach David Hussey David Hussey (born July 15, 1977) in Morley, Western Australia is an Australian cricketer who has represented Australia at under 19 level in his youth. A right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler, Hussey has been given the nickname of Little Mr Cricket said. ``We haven't decided to play hard yet.'' No. 8 Birmingham jumped out to a 2-0 lead with first-half goals by Miguel Gonzalez Miguel Gonzalez (born September 25, 1987 in Miami, Florida) is an American soccer player who plays midfielder for the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer. Gonzalez spent two years in the Santos Laguna youth system, before joining the Bradenton Academy in 2006. and Mario Herrera. Ben Cox scored for El Camino Real early in the second half and the Conquistadores had plenty of chances to tie it, but 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 Victor Astrada made key stops to maintain the lead. After the game, Birmingham coach E.B. Mahda made everyone on his team except for Astrada run laps because of the poor second-half performance. ``We played outstanding in the first half,'' Mahda said. ``If we play like we did in the first half, we can beat anybody.'' The Patriots (7-1-1, 1-0-1) are off to a promising start, tying No. 1 Chatsworth in the first league game and beating El Camino Real for the first time in three years. Birmingham is in a good spot to contend for the title along with Chatsworth, Cleveland of Reseda, and possibly ECR ECR Efficient Consumer Response ECR European Congress of Radiology ECR Electron Cyclotron Resonance ECR El Camino Real (Kings Highway; California) ECR Electronic Cash Register ECR East Coast Radio (South Africa) . ``This means a lot to us,'' said Herrera, who scored off a free kick. ``El Camino always comes to our house and disrespects us.'' ``Everyone wants to beat El Camino, and we did it today,'' Astrada said. El Camino Real (8-3-3, 0-2), which has won two of the past three City Section titles, is left wondering what happened after going through the preleague season in its usual fashion. ``It's like the team doesn't care until they are down,'' said Cox, the frustrated frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: captain. ``They're trying to be a second-half team and it doesn't work that way in soccer.'' El Camino Real used to coast to the league title but won it with two losses last season. The Conquistadores might need to win eight in a row to repeat, which seems unlikely in a league with four competitive teams. ``El Camino doesn't have that one standout player anymore,'' Mahda said. ``They used to be the only team in the league with club players. But now we all encourage our players to play club so they all have that year-round experience.'' Matthew Kredell, (818) 713-3607 matthew.kredell(at)dailynews.com |
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