CITY SECTION BOYS' SOCCER: SAN FERNANDO WINS IN 2 OT TORRES SCORES TWO AGAINST CLEVELAND SAN FERNANDO 3, CLEVELAND 1.Byline: Matthew Kredell Staff Writer In a game Thursday when 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 wasn't getting many chances, Daniel Torres
The forward got the ball at the top of the box surround by three Cleveland of Reseda players, yet somehow managed to split all three and squirt a partially blocked kick meekly meek adj. meek·er, meek·est 1. Showing patience and humility; gentle. 2. Easily imposed on; submissive. into the goal to break a scoreless tie in the 68th minute. Torres scored again on a breakaway break·a·way adj. 1. Designed to break, bend, or fall apart easily upon impact, especially to create an illusion, as with a theater prop, or for safety, as with a highway sign or barrier. 2. in the second overtime to give No. 18 San Fernando the lead for good in a 3-1 victory at No. 15 Cleveland in the first round of the City Section boys' soccer playoffs. ``He always seems to rescue us in important games,'' San Fernando coach Frances Melendez said of Torres. ``He's a player who can somehow manage to weasel weasel, name for certain small, lithe, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae (weasel family). Members of this family are generally characterized by long bodies and necks, short legs, small rounded ears, and medium to long tails. his way through the opponent.'' That's exactly what Torres did for his first goal, putting San Fernando (11-4-3) in the second round Tuesday at rival Sylmar. Getting another chance at the second-seeded Spartans, who beat San Fernando twice in Valley Mission League play, was on the mind of San Fernando players. ``That was our motivation,'' Torres said, ``to get another shot at Sylmar in the playoffs and knock them out.'' Cleveland (9-7-1) had plenty of chances in the second half but couldn't convert until two minutes after Torres scored. That's when Ari Ticas headed in a corner kick to tie the game at 1-1. Cleveland had more chances before regulation ended, its best when a line drive scorched scorch v. scorched, scorch·ing, scorch·es v.tr. 1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn1. 2. by Alejandro Tapia went just wide of the net. The momentum changed in the first overtime after Cleveland sweeper Jorge Sandoval went down with an ankle sprain ankle sprain Orthopedics A stretching of the ankle ligaments and/or muscles with swelling . He did not return, and coach Hamnys Quilez had to put in junior varsity junior varsity n. Abbr. JV A high-school or college team that competes in interschool sports on the level below varsity. Noun 1. players, recently called up, from her shallow bench. In the second overtime, midfielder Rudy Maravilla made a perfect pass to a cutting Torres, who had caught the defense sleeping. Torres came up on the right side of the goal one-on-one against freshman goalkeeper Gil Aguirre and smacked the ball across the goal off the left post and in. Minutes later, Cesar Alvarez scored for San Fernando to put the game away. ``I think we outplayed them the whole second half and first overtime,'' Quilez said. ``And then we got tired, especially the midfielders. I think we gave up in the second overtime.'' Maravilla was a key set-up man for San Fernando, also feeding Torres with a deep pass on his first goal. ``He was the key player,'' Quilez said of Maravilla. ``I told my players they had to watch him. He's the one who set up all their goals.'' Matthew Kredell, (818)713-3607 matthew.kredell(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: San Fernando's Oskar Cardenas, left, challenges Cleveland's Ari Ticas, who headed in a corner kick in the 70th minute to force overtime. Phil McCarten/Staff Photographer |
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