Team Detail
Sage defeats CAMS to move to quarter-finals
We faced CAMS (California Academy of Mathematics and Science) at the Home Depot Center in Carson yesterday for our second-round CIF playoff game. We won the game 4-1 and are ready to host Rosamond from High Desert League tomorrow night at 5:00.
The opponent attempted to play a risky game, trapping our players in the offside trap, sometimes close to the middle of the field. They had two great strikers, but Max Ellison, Ben Capaldi, and Micheal Bear managed to deny them some shots. They also had one terrific “winger” whom both Kyle Simon and Blake Myers shut down. The offside trap worked to the opponent’s advantage until we figured out a way to break through, with Michael's second goal late in the first half. In minute 7, Colton Gyulay managed a 1v1 against the last defender and unselfishly gave away a gift to Taylor Ross, to give us the lead.
20 minutes later, Michael intelligently broke down the defensive trap. He received a ball in the middle behind a good number of players and quickly made a pass-and-go with Co-captain Nick Singarella to find himself facing the keeper without pressure. CAMS’ defense was left at the half-line watching Michael make the run. Michael confidently rolled the ball to the keeper’s right-hand side and . . . goal! Before the first half of the game ended, we added two more goals to seal the deal. The third goal came off an assist from Michael. Taylor cut back, pulling a player with him. Michael made the pass to Colton, who was running toward the goal. Colton dribbled through a player and the keeper and scored. Finally, Colton returned the favor to Michael. Off a pass, Michael blasted the ball past the keeper from outside the 18-yard box to the upper left-hand side corner.
In the second half, we lost a bit of shape due to many switches. Yet, we remained dominant. We had several scoring opportunities, but the opponent was able to make several runs and managed a few shots, one of which resulted in a goal. Mark Milner had a great game in the middle and so did Lion Wintemute, Kyle Simon, Blake Myers and Kam Fujii.
Overall, we had a fine game and were able to push to the quarter-finals for the first time ever.
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The opponent attempted to play a risky game, trapping our players in the offside trap, sometimes close to the middle of the field. They had two great strikers, but Max Ellison, Ben Capaldi, and Micheal Bear managed to deny them some shots. They also had one terrific “winger” whom both Kyle Simon and Blake Myers shut down. The offside trap worked to the opponent’s advantage until we figured out a way to break through, with Michael's second goal late in the first half. In minute 7, Colton Gyulay managed a 1v1 against the last defender and unselfishly gave away a gift to Taylor Ross, to give us the lead.
20 minutes later, Michael intelligently broke down the defensive trap. He received a ball in the middle behind a good number of players and quickly made a pass-and-go with Co-captain Nick Singarella to find himself facing the keeper without pressure. CAMS’ defense was left at the half-line watching Michael make the run. Michael confidently rolled the ball to the keeper’s right-hand side and . . . goal! Before the first half of the game ended, we added two more goals to seal the deal. The third goal came off an assist from Michael. Taylor cut back, pulling a player with him. Michael made the pass to Colton, who was running toward the goal. Colton dribbled through a player and the keeper and scored. Finally, Colton returned the favor to Michael. Off a pass, Michael blasted the ball past the keeper from outside the 18-yard box to the upper left-hand side corner.
In the second half, we lost a bit of shape due to many switches. Yet, we remained dominant. We had several scoring opportunities, but the opponent was able to make several runs and managed a few shots, one of which resulted in a goal. Mark Milner had a great game in the middle and so did Lion Wintemute, Kyle Simon, Blake Myers and Kam Fujii.
Overall, we had a fine game and were able to push to the quarter-finals for the first time ever.
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