BOYS SOCCER: SYLMAR MISSES ITS CHANCE SYLMAR 0, RESEDA O.Byline: Matthew Kredell Staff Writer Penalty kicks have a high rate of success, except when kicked by a Sylmar player. When a Spartan lines up with nothing but a goal keeper (Sport) the player charged with the defense of the goal, such as in soccer or ice hockey. See also: Goal guarding the net, the goal somehow seems to shrink. Sylmar coach Emanuel Martins has given nearly every player on the team a try at kicking the penalty shots, but none has worked. The Spartans have made less than half, with Monday's being the most costly. Jose Lazcano's kick went off the left post midway through the second half and visiting Sylmar tied Reseda 0-0, keeping the Regents half a game ahead of the Spartans for the Valley Mission League title with one game remaining. ``Normally, I don't feel good on a penalty kick,'' Reseda 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 Wilmar Corereas said. ``But this time I knew it was going out or I would stop it. Last time we played them, they missed one too.'' Sylmar (18-5-4, 5-3-1) had many more chances, with eight shots on goal to Reseda's two, but Corereas made some great saves to keep the game scoreless. The best was a diving A DIV Associate of Divinity stop of a shot by Sylmar's leading scorer, Ernesto Lopez. ``I should have made one of them,'' Lopez said. ``It wasn't the goalkeeper, it was that I shot to the center and not at the sides.'' Reseda (12-7-2, 5-2-2) needed those stops with top offensive player, forward Willie Sims Willie Sims (born January 18, 1984 in Guatemala City) is a Guatemalan-born soccer player, who currently plays forward for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer. He was drafted in the 2nd round (23rd overall) of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. , still hobbled. Sims, playing a full game for the first time in nearly a month, limped noticeably from a groin groin, in oceanography: see coast protection. pull that hasn't healed heal v. healed, heal·ing, heals v.tr. 1. To restore to health or soundness; cure. See Synonyms at cure. 2. To set right; repair: healed the rift between us. . He said he might have to miss Thursday's game against 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. , listing himself as questionable. Sims nearly got Reseda on the board in the first half, breaking too easily through the Sylmar defense to accept the pass on a free kick but pushing the ball wide. ``They are a one-man show with Willie and we shut him down,'' Martins said. ``We had all the chances today. It's ridiculous that we can't put the ball in the back of the net.'' If Reseda beats visiting San Fernando on Thursday, the Regents will win the league title. But if San Fernando wins and Sylmar beats visiting Van Nuys, the Spartans and San Fernando will finish as co-champions and Reseda would drop to third. Sylmar holds the tiebreaker tie·break·er n. An additional contest or period of play designed to establish a winner among tied contestants. Also called tiebreak. tie in head-to-head goals against San Fernando. Sylmar was ranked No. 5 by the Daily News and seemed certain to win the league title before struggling recently. This was the Spartans' chance to take back control. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Erick Ramirez of Sylmar leaps over defender Alan Lopez of Reseda Monday afternoon. The teams played to a 0-0 tie. Eric Grigorian/Special to the Daily News |
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