2008 Woodie Awards
Mustangs end with a 1-1 tie
Filippo Goodman
Issue date: 10/15/04 Section: Sports
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As the ball whistled through the air, strategies raced through the mind of midfielder/defender Geraldo Camargo-Ramirez.
Down 1-0 for most of the game, the Delta Mustangs could hear the din of the ticking clock bearing down on them, wreaking havoc in the back of their minds. With minutes left, chances for the Mustangs dimmed, until they were able to position themselves in American River territory.
Opportunity finally knocked in the form of a lapse of judgment by an American River keeper. Said the freshman Ramirez, "When the ball was up in the air I was angling for it. Earlier the keeper had made a mistake in covering the ball, so I looked to capitalize on it this time." Exploit he did, as Ramirez rocketed the ball into the American River goal, in the process salvaging a game whose prospects were bleak. The Mustangs defended their home field, escaping with a 1-1 tie.
When the American River Beavers jumped out to a 1-0 lead early in the first half they began to clutch and protect the lead like it was a precious stone. Said head coach Tom Hoang " Once they scored their goal, they were clearly playing not to lose." Indeed, most of the aggressiveness was drained out of the American River game plan as the team clogged their side of the field for such a prolonged period of time, they should have been asked to pay rent on the area near their goal.
That stationary strategy was paying off for the Beavers, in the form of two first-half shots on goal for the Delta Mustangs.
The second half was more of the same, with the Mustangs finding their offensive silenced and contained by the Beaver's conservative approach. That is, until the defensive mental mistake late in the second half led to the game-tying goal by the freshman Ramirez.
Clearly shellshocked, the Beavers were unable to mount any sort of response to the game-tying goal by the Mustangs, resulting in a 1-1 stalemate.
Down 1-0 for most of the game, the Delta Mustangs could hear the din of the ticking clock bearing down on them, wreaking havoc in the back of their minds. With minutes left, chances for the Mustangs dimmed, until they were able to position themselves in American River territory.
Opportunity finally knocked in the form of a lapse of judgment by an American River keeper. Said the freshman Ramirez, "When the ball was up in the air I was angling for it. Earlier the keeper had made a mistake in covering the ball, so I looked to capitalize on it this time." Exploit he did, as Ramirez rocketed the ball into the American River goal, in the process salvaging a game whose prospects were bleak. The Mustangs defended their home field, escaping with a 1-1 tie.
When the American River Beavers jumped out to a 1-0 lead early in the first half they began to clutch and protect the lead like it was a precious stone. Said head coach Tom Hoang " Once they scored their goal, they were clearly playing not to lose." Indeed, most of the aggressiveness was drained out of the American River game plan as the team clogged their side of the field for such a prolonged period of time, they should have been asked to pay rent on the area near their goal.
That stationary strategy was paying off for the Beavers, in the form of two first-half shots on goal for the Delta Mustangs.
The second half was more of the same, with the Mustangs finding their offensive silenced and contained by the Beaver's conservative approach. That is, until the defensive mental mistake late in the second half led to the game-tying goal by the freshman Ramirez.
Clearly shellshocked, the Beavers were unable to mount any sort of response to the game-tying goal by the Mustangs, resulting in a 1-1 stalemate.