SCAPPOOSE SHOCKS SEASIDE ON LATE GOAL
Brian Maloney's rebound goal with seconds of extra time remaining in the match gave the Scappoose Indians their first win of the season, and possibly their first ever victory over Seaside.
Maloney's winning shot was the third try at goal on an attack that began with a defensive breakdown in the waning seconds, as the Gulls fell 2-1 for their third consecutive loss.
Scappoose had tied Seaside in three of the last four meetings of the two teams, but had never beaten the Gulls until yesterday.
"We aren't good enough to overlook anybody," said Seaside head coach Jon Broderick. "We don't look that good. We give up easy goals. We have great struggles in defense. Our last two matches we gave up goals in the first 90 seconds."
Exploiting a passive Seagulls defense, the Indians' Tony Lopez got a close range shot away that Gulls goalkeeper John Morgan deflected on a diving save. With the keeper out of position, senior Morgan VonPopenheim fired a second shot that was headed clear by Seagull defender Will Clark. The third try was a charm as the ball rebounded to Maloney who sent it into the back of the net.
"Our boys were pressed quite forward trying to get a goal there," said Broderick of the game-deciding goal, "but still help needs to come. We're only going to save it so many times against a numbers in and numbers down situation like that. That was a nice finish for Scappoose."
Already past the 80-minute mark in the match, the referee's whistle blew less than 30 seconds following the ensuing kickoff and the Indians celebrated one of the biggest victories ever for its perennial cellar-dwelling boys soccer program.
"Sooner or later you're going to swallow this pill if you coach long enough. It's a tough one for our team to swallow. Harder for me. They're only here for three years. I've been here for 15 years and we've never lost to Scappoose like this," said Broderick.
When asked for comment, a stone-faced Scappoose coach Bob Deuker replied curtly that he doesn't talk to the press because, "they don't print what I want."
Seaside led 1-0 at the half, with Chris Senick muscling his way into the Indians box in the ninth minute to score.
The Gulls outshot Scappoose 5-4 in the first half and missed a golden opportunity on a counterattack following an Indians free kick. Alec Carlson made a strong run up the left side and sent a pass across the goal mouth about five yards in front of the Indians goal, but no one was able to put a boot on it.
Scappoose had the majority of the looks in the second 40 minutes, tying the game at one when VonPopenheim took a long ball assist about 15 yards in front of the Seagulls goal and, with defender Ben Meyer in his hip pocket, angled a low shot past Morgan.
The Indians got 11 shots in the second half, seven of them within the goal frame. Seaside only managed three shots, forcing one save by the Indians keeper. The Gulls did mount an organized attack late in the match, but a fine defensive tackle by the Indians' Sotari Boukarous, who moved from forward to defender in the second half, prevented freshman Jason Speer from getting a shot away.
With the loss, the Seagulls drop to 1-2 in Cowapa League and 2-3 overall, heading into their toughest match yet against number one-ranked Astoria Thursday night.
"We're just not a very deep team," said Broderick. "The bench isn't very fast so we ask an awful lot of four or five guys and those guys get pretty tired by the end of the game. We have six guys who don't leave the field. They've got to have some pretty deep tanks."
"The good thing is we play everybody three times, so we have a chance to win every series. By golly, it's our goal and I think we can do it, but we've got to get better knowing that these other teams are getting better at the same time. Nobody has any reason to be intimidated by Seaside High School this year."
Astoria and Seaside play the first of three regular season matches Thursday at 6:00 p.m. at the LCYSA Soccer Complex in Warrenton. It has been five years since Astoria swept Seaside in a regular season series.
Maloney's winning shot was the third try at goal on an attack that began with a defensive breakdown in the waning seconds, as the Gulls fell 2-1 for their third consecutive loss.
Scappoose had tied Seaside in three of the last four meetings of the two teams, but had never beaten the Gulls until yesterday.
"We aren't good enough to overlook anybody," said Seaside head coach Jon Broderick. "We don't look that good. We give up easy goals. We have great struggles in defense. Our last two matches we gave up goals in the first 90 seconds."
Exploiting a passive Seagulls defense, the Indians' Tony Lopez got a close range shot away that Gulls goalkeeper John Morgan deflected on a diving save. With the keeper out of position, senior Morgan VonPopenheim fired a second shot that was headed clear by Seagull defender Will Clark. The third try was a charm as the ball rebounded to Maloney who sent it into the back of the net.
"Our boys were pressed quite forward trying to get a goal there," said Broderick of the game-deciding goal, "but still help needs to come. We're only going to save it so many times against a numbers in and numbers down situation like that. That was a nice finish for Scappoose."
Already past the 80-minute mark in the match, the referee's whistle blew less than 30 seconds following the ensuing kickoff and the Indians celebrated one of the biggest victories ever for its perennial cellar-dwelling boys soccer program.
"Sooner or later you're going to swallow this pill if you coach long enough. It's a tough one for our team to swallow. Harder for me. They're only here for three years. I've been here for 15 years and we've never lost to Scappoose like this," said Broderick.
When asked for comment, a stone-faced Scappoose coach Bob Deuker replied curtly that he doesn't talk to the press because, "they don't print what I want."
Seaside led 1-0 at the half, with Chris Senick muscling his way into the Indians box in the ninth minute to score.
The Gulls outshot Scappoose 5-4 in the first half and missed a golden opportunity on a counterattack following an Indians free kick. Alec Carlson made a strong run up the left side and sent a pass across the goal mouth about five yards in front of the Indians goal, but no one was able to put a boot on it.
Scappoose had the majority of the looks in the second 40 minutes, tying the game at one when VonPopenheim took a long ball assist about 15 yards in front of the Seagulls goal and, with defender Ben Meyer in his hip pocket, angled a low shot past Morgan.
The Indians got 11 shots in the second half, seven of them within the goal frame. Seaside only managed three shots, forcing one save by the Indians keeper. The Gulls did mount an organized attack late in the match, but a fine defensive tackle by the Indians' Sotari Boukarous, who moved from forward to defender in the second half, prevented freshman Jason Speer from getting a shot away.
With the loss, the Seagulls drop to 1-2 in Cowapa League and 2-3 overall, heading into their toughest match yet against number one-ranked Astoria Thursday night.
"We're just not a very deep team," said Broderick. "The bench isn't very fast so we ask an awful lot of four or five guys and those guys get pretty tired by the end of the game. We have six guys who don't leave the field. They've got to have some pretty deep tanks."
"The good thing is we play everybody three times, so we have a chance to win every series. By golly, it's our goal and I think we can do it, but we've got to get better knowing that these other teams are getting better at the same time. Nobody has any reason to be intimidated by Seaside High School this year."
Astoria and Seaside play the first of three regular season matches Thursday at 6:00 p.m. at the LCYSA Soccer Complex in Warrenton. It has been five years since Astoria swept Seaside in a regular season series.
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