BOYS' SOCCER: PATRIOTS CAN'T FIND WAY BACK FALL BEHIND TO ANIMO, LOSE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ANIMO LEADERSHIP 4, VIEWPOINT 1.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News DOWNEY -- Viewpoint of Calabasas survived a goal in the first two minutes. But it was a penalty kick by Animo Leadership of Inglewood in the final two minutes of the first half that wound up being too much for the Patriots to overcome in the Southern Section Div.VI boys' soccer championship. Viewpoint became the first team to score against the top-seeded Aztec Eagles in the postseason, but Animo used the momentum of Johnny Aleman's penalty shot to net two second-half goals, completing a perfect 30-0 season Saturday with a 4-1 victory at Downey High's Allen Layne Stadium. "That's a tough call to swallow swallow, common name for small perching birds of almost worldwide distribution. There are about 100 species of swallows, including the martins, which belong to the same family. Swallows have long, narrow wings, forked tails, and weak feet. ," said Viewpoint coach Travis Kikugawa, whose team had its 26-match unbeaten streak snapped in the program's first finals appearance. "To have that happen in the final two minutes of the half when it's 1-1 in a championship game definitely hurts. But take no credit away from Animo, they're a great team." Patrick Handy tied the score in the 29th minute for third-seeded Viewpoint (20-1-6), which had allowed only two goals in the playoffs and 10 the entire season before Saturday. But after being fouled near the right edge of the penalty box, Aleman buried bur·y tr.v. bur·ied, bur·y·ing, bur·ies 1. To place in the ground: bury a bone. 2. a. To place (a corpse) in a grave, a tomb, or the sea; inter. b. a shot in the lower-left corner of the net for his 43rd goal of the season. "We were definitely challenged. They had us a little mixed up (on Handy's goal) and I think our guys were on their heels a little bit," Animo coach Sergio Medrano said. "But we made some adjustments at halftime and I thought our kids did a great job in the second half." The Patriots controlled the first 20 minutes of the second half, with sophomore Evan Raynr almost netting the equalizer on three occasions and senior Spencer Brown Spencer Brown is a cult British comedian, actor and writer. His style is surreal and contains elements of slapstick, absurdity and silliness. He also attempts to satirize the sincerity of popular culture and the idea of Englishness. missing wide on an opportunity inside the penalty area. Roberto Alvarez then dashed dash 1 v. dashed, dash·ing, dash·es v.tr. 1. To break or smash by striking violently. 2. To hurl, knock, or thrust with sudden violence. 3. any hopes of a Viewpoint comeback Comeback Australian breed of wool sheep, bred by crossing Merino with Corriedale, Polwarth or Zenith sheep; wool is 21 to 25 microns. It is a registered breed, but the term is more commonly used in the sense of a type of sheep produced by crossbreeding a crossbred Merino back to Merino. in the 64th minute, bending a 20-yard free kick around the Patriots' wall and inside the right post to increase the lead to 3-1. Rafael Baca, who scored in the second minute, added his 55th goal of the season with three minutes "Three Minutes" is the 46th episode of Lost. It is the twenty-second episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. It first aired on May 17, 2006 on ABC. remaining to put a cap on the Aztec Eagles' first championship in program history. "When you play a good team like Animo, you have to bury Bury (bĕ`rē), city (1991 pop. 60,785) and metropolitan district, NE England, located in the Manchester metropolitan area on the Irwell River and linked by canal with Bolton and Manchester. your chances," Kikugawa said. "Sergio said afterward af·ter·ward also af·ter·wards adv. At a later time; subsequently. Adv. 1. afterward - happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here that we were the only team all year to push them like that. We played about as well as we could, but they just had too much power." Animo's four goals gave them 28 in the playoffs and 182 on the season, smashing the previous state record of 147 held by Jesuit of Carmichael in 2003. erik.boal@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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