U-11 Steelhead boys win 3-1

The Steelhead boys, fresh off a less-than-decisive 1-0 victory in HSU's Redwood Bowl, traveled to Oregon where that magic something clicked and they played an unbeatable 90 minutes of soccer. Though reduced by travel to a core of eleven that had to play a full 90 minutes without subs, the Steelheads nevertheless ran full tilt while producing a steady stream of snappy passes that found the Oregon Chivas side playing catch-up throughout.
The Steelheads were lifted in the 21st min by Tommy Adams who, after handling a sharp through-pass from midfield-newcomer Westleigh Stenborg-Davies, pelted a terrific goal from a shallow angle across the goal mouth to connect for an exciting first point from 20 yds out. Halftime found the steelheads one-up and ebullient but with 45 minutes of hard work left to do.
As the second half got under way, the Steelheads had a handful of good shots at the Chivas goal with no results until the 22cnd minute of the 2cnd half when de-ja-vu-Diego Ramirez (has he scored before?) struck hard from the top of the box with a shot that forced an own-goal from the Chivas defence.
Minutes later, an accidental foul by the Steelheads in their own goal-box forced a penalty kick that brought the Chivas side some late hope in the form of late entry to a game that now stood 2-1.
As pressure mounted and the clock seemed to slow down the Steelheads never backed off their pace and were eventually rewarded by a fine run from Edgar Hernandez who single handedly rolled through the last two Chivas defenders to poke a pretty shot home with the sound of 3-1 no doubt ringing in his ears.
The entire Steelhead side deserves kudos for their performance as this was truly a team effort. However, in addition to the players mentioned above, stand-out performances were recorded by Cayman Durham-Vance, Kylan Maple, and Kyle Deppe with his commanding performance as keeper.