BOYS SOCCER: SAN FERNANDO WINS 2ND STRAIGHT HART TOURNAMENT.Byline: IVAN OROZCO Staff Writer NEWHALL -- 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. High boys' first-year soccer coach Norman Mejia called the North Hollywood team a sleeping giant Sleeping Giant may refer to: In geology:
North Hollywood had already beaten Glendale and host Hart of Newhall in the semifinals without allowing a goal in both games. The Tigers made sure the Huskies did not wake up a similar attack Friday by beating North Hollywood, 2-0, to claim their second consecutive tournament title, their first under Mejia. ``We were expecting (North Hollywood) to be tough,'' Mejia said. ``We weren't going to take them lightly. They did show signs of a great attack and they could have been dangerous but we prepared well for them and we shut them down.'' The Tigers took a 1-0 lead in the 28th minute after midfielder
In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). Moises Alvarez sent the ball to the back of the Huskies' net. Alvarez blasted blast·ed adj. 1. Used as an intensive: I hate these blasted flies. 2. Slang Drunk or intoxicated. 3. Blighted, withered, or shriveled. a loose ball from 15 yards out after it ricocheted off a North Hollywood defender inside the goal box. ``I was thinking quick, man,'' Alvarez said. ``I was thinking dribbling in, take an extra touch but no, just go for it and take the first shot.'' Forward Edgar Barajas tapped in a Jose Manzo-centered pass with the inside of his right foot four minutes after Alvarez's score to put the Tigers up for good. The goal gives Barajas a team-leading 13 for the season. Manzo has six assists, second on the team behind Alvarez, who has raked rake 1 n. 1. A long-handled implement with a row of projecting teeth at its head, used especially to gather leaves or to loosen or smooth earth. 2. A device that resembles such an implement. v. in nine. ``It was a good ball, first of all,'' Barajas said. ``I just happened to be there and just put it in. It came out like I planned.'' Barajas received a red card in the 55th minute after being showed his second yellow card of the game. ``They kept poking me from the back,'' Barajas said. ``I told (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. ) to watch that. I got (the defender) a little bit and I guess he saw that.'' The Tigers kept pushing forward without Barajas and kept the Huskies from creating scoring opportunities behind a solid defense led by Gabriel Zacanas. North Hollywood had a handful of scoring chances late in the game with Erick Muratalla taking a shot in front of San Fernando 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 Orlando Cardenas but Muratalla's kick sailed just above the crossbar. The Huskies' closest opportunity to erase the shutout Not to be confused with Shootout. In team sports, in American English, a shutout (a clean sheet in soccer) refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball. came when Elmer Gonzalez shot a bullet with his right foot in the 74th minute, hitting the left corner of the Tigers' goal. ``We knew (San Fernando) has a very good team this year and has a chance at taking it to the L.A. City final,'' said Oscar Ramirez, the Huskies' coach. ``They were very good, showed quickness and knew how to take advantage of our mistakes. Those two goals came because we got loose in the back.'' San Fernando beat Saugus, 1-0, then squeezed past Quartz quartz, one of the commonest of all rock-forming minerals and one of the most important constituents of the earth's crust. Chemically, it is silicon dioxide, SiO2. Hill, 3-2, in the semifinal Thursday to advance to the title game. ``Showed a lot of improvement, showed it can pick up a system and improve on it,'' Mejia said. ``Everything is new for them. They showed they can improve on my system.'' ivan.orozco@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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