BOYS' SOCCER: SANCHEZ'S DREAM REAL LATE GOAL VAULTS CHANCELLORS CHATSWORTH 2, SYLMAR 1.Byline: HEATHER GRIPP Staff Writer If the excitement leading up to Friday's game wasn't was·n't Contraction of was not. wasn't was not wasn't be enough to keep Kevin Sanchez awake at night, it's not likely he had a much easier time getting to sleep Friday night. Sanchez sparked an outburst of excitement and celebration for the Chatsworth High boys' soccer team when he scored the winning goal in the 79th minute of Friday's City Section quarterfinal quar·ter·fi·nal adj. Of or relating to one of four competitions in a tournament, whose winners go on to play in semifinal competitions. n. 1. quarterfinals A quarterfinal round. 2. A quarterfinal match. against visiting Sylmar. The 2-1 victory extends the third-seeded Chancellors' deepest playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. run in more than a decade, with a matchup Wednesday at No. 2 San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. being the final obstacle in the way of Chatsworth's first final since 1991. Teammates dogpiled on Sanchez after his decisive shot, which came off a rebound rebound (rē´bownd), n/v 1. a recovery from illness. n 2. an outbreak of fresh reflex activity after withdrawal of a stimulus rebound adjective of a Travis Bowen shot that hit the post. "I couldn't believe it," Sanchez said. "It's like a dream. I couldn't even sleep last night I was thinking about the game so much. This is even better than what I'd dream. I can't even describe it." Chatsworth (19-6-2) never led until that score in the closing minutes. The Chancellors spent much of the game trying to erase an early deficit created when Sylmar's Cesar Sarabia scored on an open net in the third minute. Chatsworth 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 Giovanni Castaneda had make a sliding play to prevent one score, but before he could get up, Sarabia ran past him for a lead that lasted until the second half. Bowen scored the tying Chatsworth's tying goal in the 55th minute. "I think it actually helped when they got the lead," Sanchez said. "That was important because it made us more focused and made us play our hardest the whole game." The Chancellors failed to score on three consecutive corner kicks shortly before Sanchez's goal, but Chatsworth coach Vahan Minassian said he never felt a sense of desperation from his team. "I think we knew we had it," Minassian said. "If we play our game, we are in control. "After that first goal, it was, 'Wow, we thought it was offsides off·side also off·sides adv. & adj. 1. Sports Illegally ahead of the ball or puck in the attacking zone. 2. .' But that's why you play the game and you have to go with the ref's calls. "These guys, they didn't let that get to them, they never let up. My hats go off to all of them, they did a phenomenal job." The loss was just the third of the season for sixth-seeded Sylmar (21-3-3). "That's a fantastic team and they gave us a great game," Minassian said. Up next is a San Fernando team that has defeated Chatsworth twice this season. heather.gripp@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Chatsworth players celebrate their win over Sylmar in Friday's City Section playoff game Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship . Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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