STRONG 2ND HALF LEADS SEASIDE TO STATE
The Seaside Seagulls boys soccer team qualified for the state 4A tournament with a three-goal second half outburst in a 3-1 victory over Tillamook at the LCYSA Soccer Complex in Warrenton Tuesday night.
Down 1-0 at half after Tillamook scored on a corner kick, the Gulls dominated the second half, outshooting the Cheesemakers 8-to-1 over the final 40 minutes to clinch their fifth straight state tournament berth and tenth trip to state in 11 years.
"We're starting to pass the ball around with some confidence in the attacking area," said Seaside head coach Jon Broderick, "which is something we just haven't done. I thought at the end of the first half and most of the second half we were able to do that."
Tillamook was impressive in its first year of varsity boys soccer, playing competitive soccer with every team in the league, including top-ranked Astoria which suffered its only blemish in league play in a 3-3 tie at Tillamook. The Cheesemakers came in confident following a 3-0 win at Yamhill-Carlton on Saturday.
"I feel like Tillamook has certainly come a long way since the beginning of the season," said Seaside head coach Jon Broderick. "All season long I thought Tillamook might be the second best team in the league."
With both teams creating offensive opportunities throughout the first half, Tillamook scored first when senior Julian Alcarez powered through a scrum at the far post to catch a ball deflected straight up in the air on a Jose Lara corner kick. Alcarez appeared to push a couple of Seagull defenders into the goal and took the ball with them, giving Tillamook a 1-0 lead a little over a half an hour into the match.
Seaside had two good scoring opportunities in the first half, with Chris Senick rocketing a shot off the far post a the 7-minute mark and Alec Carlson driving a shot to the near post which Tillamook's freshman goalkeeper Noe Mendez deflected away with a beautiful diving save.
"The main thing I was telling the boys was not to panic," said Carlson, one of the emotional leaders of Seaside's team. "Play with a purpose, but play under control at the same time. If we panic we're not going to have a chance, but if we play with a purpose we're going to find the back of the net and its anybody's game from there."
A little over ten minutes into the second half, the Gulls appeared to have evened the score, but a goal was wiped off the board on a curious offsides call that came after a Mendez deflection.
About midway through the half, Seaside got the equalizer with junior Jose Peon capitalizing on an open look less than a minute after sending a shot wide across the goal mouth. Less than a minute later, the Gulls had the lead when Alec Carlson jumped on a free ball in the attacking half, carried it forward to the edge of the box and sent a hard low shot to the left of Mendez into the net.
"I felt a little space on me," said Carlson. "I just got a little chance to look up and see where the goal was at and take a shot. [Assistant coach Matt] Johnson has been urging me to take more shots. I've got a big leg so I just gave it a chance and it came out good."
Meanwhile, Seaside's defense held firm, despite Tillamook playing the ball frequently into the attacking half of the field. The Mooks only shot sailed harmlessly over the crossbar as junior goalkeeper John Morgan's two saves were both before the halftime whistle.
The Gulls finally breathed easy after Alec Carlson's corner kick in the final minutes deflected off a Tillamook defender for an own goal.
Seaside outshot Tillamook 16-7 and had four corner kicks to Tillamook's two. Mendez made seven saves including two goal-saving dives.
Seaside will travel to the frozen tundra of Ontario, where low temperatures have reached the single digits this week. Last night's game was played in relatively frigid conditions, with a temperature in the mid-40's and a chilly wind blowing throughout the match.
Down 1-0 at half after Tillamook scored on a corner kick, the Gulls dominated the second half, outshooting the Cheesemakers 8-to-1 over the final 40 minutes to clinch their fifth straight state tournament berth and tenth trip to state in 11 years.
"We're starting to pass the ball around with some confidence in the attacking area," said Seaside head coach Jon Broderick, "which is something we just haven't done. I thought at the end of the first half and most of the second half we were able to do that."
Tillamook was impressive in its first year of varsity boys soccer, playing competitive soccer with every team in the league, including top-ranked Astoria which suffered its only blemish in league play in a 3-3 tie at Tillamook. The Cheesemakers came in confident following a 3-0 win at Yamhill-Carlton on Saturday.
"I feel like Tillamook has certainly come a long way since the beginning of the season," said Seaside head coach Jon Broderick. "All season long I thought Tillamook might be the second best team in the league."
With both teams creating offensive opportunities throughout the first half, Tillamook scored first when senior Julian Alcarez powered through a scrum at the far post to catch a ball deflected straight up in the air on a Jose Lara corner kick. Alcarez appeared to push a couple of Seagull defenders into the goal and took the ball with them, giving Tillamook a 1-0 lead a little over a half an hour into the match.
Seaside had two good scoring opportunities in the first half, with Chris Senick rocketing a shot off the far post a the 7-minute mark and Alec Carlson driving a shot to the near post which Tillamook's freshman goalkeeper Noe Mendez deflected away with a beautiful diving save.
"The main thing I was telling the boys was not to panic," said Carlson, one of the emotional leaders of Seaside's team. "Play with a purpose, but play under control at the same time. If we panic we're not going to have a chance, but if we play with a purpose we're going to find the back of the net and its anybody's game from there."
A little over ten minutes into the second half, the Gulls appeared to have evened the score, but a goal was wiped off the board on a curious offsides call that came after a Mendez deflection.
About midway through the half, Seaside got the equalizer with junior Jose Peon capitalizing on an open look less than a minute after sending a shot wide across the goal mouth. Less than a minute later, the Gulls had the lead when Alec Carlson jumped on a free ball in the attacking half, carried it forward to the edge of the box and sent a hard low shot to the left of Mendez into the net.
"I felt a little space on me," said Carlson. "I just got a little chance to look up and see where the goal was at and take a shot. [Assistant coach Matt] Johnson has been urging me to take more shots. I've got a big leg so I just gave it a chance and it came out good."
Meanwhile, Seaside's defense held firm, despite Tillamook playing the ball frequently into the attacking half of the field. The Mooks only shot sailed harmlessly over the crossbar as junior goalkeeper John Morgan's two saves were both before the halftime whistle.
The Gulls finally breathed easy after Alec Carlson's corner kick in the final minutes deflected off a Tillamook defender for an own goal.
Seaside outshot Tillamook 16-7 and had four corner kicks to Tillamook's two. Mendez made seven saves including two goal-saving dives.
Seaside will travel to the frozen tundra of Ontario, where low temperatures have reached the single digits this week. Last night's game was played in relatively frigid conditions, with a temperature in the mid-40's and a chilly wind blowing throughout the match.
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