Center midfielder Jose Bello (25, black shirt) heads the
ball away from the goal as Viking keeper Eric Vela
(yellow shirt) deals with early pressure from
Clairemont in the 7th minute of play. of a nil-nil
draw. (Photo by Ed Piper)
La Jolla High's boys varsity soccer team played to a nil-nil standoff at Clairemont Thurs., Jan. 8, in a well-played game with few shots on goal.
The match marked the debut of Ole Cassidy, a student from Norway, who started for Coach Marcos Gonzales' side and who played most of the game.
The Vikings had a chance to score at 7:14 p.m. of the game that started at 6 p.m., in approximately the 64th minute of regulation time. But the goal, coming off a corner kick and ricocheting around among multiple players before rolling into the net, was nullified on a handball call.
La Jolla opens Western League play next Thurs., Jan. 15.
Andrew Estrella (8) handles the ball early
in non-league match at Clairemont.
(Photo by Ed Piper)
James Penner, who had to wait in December to play until after his club team obligations were completed, was "injured and sick" and unable to play against the Chieftains, according to Gonzales.
The Vikings seem well-stocked with talent and enjoying the structure and stability that coaches Gonzales and Victor Zendejas, who came aboard after the start of the season, are providing.
Copyright 2015 Ed Piper
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