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By Jose Terlaje
The sunny and windy conditions of Saturday at GFA Field were perfect for a soccer game as the Southern Dolphins took on the FD Friars in a IIAAG Boy’s High School Soccer Quarterfinal match. The Friars lost to the Dolphins in the regular season but were able to redeem themselves in their playoff matchup as they defeated Southern High 4-0.
Right at the start of the match, the Friars were hungry for redemption and Jestin Escobar was able to use his speed to break past the Dolphin defenders and sent a smooth shot past the Southern High keeper to put his team up 1-0 in the very first minute of the game.
Not too long afterwards FD’s Joshua Lujan sent a perfectly timed through ball that connected with teammate Jake Benito who broke away from the Dolphins’ defense and put an easy finish on his shot, extending the Friars’ lead to 2-0 in just the 5th minute.
In response to the quick scoring of the Friars, the Dolphins picked up the pace with Napu Topasna controlling their defense and Seth Surber working the midfield and looking for open teammates but they couldn’t get into a steady rhythm.
Later on in the 25th minute, the Friars’ Tomas Calvo sent a cross to Escobar who blasted the ball straight to the Dolphins’ keeper but he couldn’t hold on to the ball as it rolled over to Jeffrey Ho who picked up the deflection and sent a shot on the ground to the back of the net, increasing FD’s lead to 3-0 and no more goals were conceded as the half came to an end.
In the second half both teams struggled to get into any kind of rhythm and traded many possessions. The Dolphins were constantly stopped by the FD defense and the Friars were called for being offsides almost every time they sent a pass downfield.
In the 65th minute, the Friars finally broke out of their offensive slump as Tevin Pangelinan carried the ball down the left side of the field, drawing in defenders before sending a cross through the air to Escobar who put his head behind it and the ball bounced right past the Southern High keeper to extend the FD lead 4-0.
As time began to wind down in the half, the Dolphins started to possess the ball more but couldn’t make anything out of it and the refs blew the final whistle, ending the match 4-0 with the Friars picking up the win.
“We lost to them (Southern) in our first game of the season 2-1. It was a rough game and we were playing on their home court. We really weren’t able to take advantage of our chances in that game and that’s just the way futbol is sometimes. Today we went out there and wanted to show how much we improved since then,” said FD Coach Jonahan Romero when asked about the difference between the two teams’ first match and now.
Romero added that the Friars are going to take the playoffs one game at a time and that they will be preparing to take on the Geckos who are running on the momentum of getting a 1-0 upset victory over the reigning champion JFK Islanders.
JFK Knocked Out
In a stunning turn of events, the visiting GW Geckos shocked the defending champion JFK Islanders by shutting out the Islanders in a 1-0 victory.
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May 2022
- SU
- MO
- TU
- WE
- TH
- FR
- SA
Events for May
2nd
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET #4
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS VOLLEYBALL
GUAM MAJOR LEAGUE
Events for May
3rd
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA RUGBY LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS VOLLEYBALL QUARTERFINALS
GUAM MAJOR LEAGUE
Events for May
5th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA BOYS VOLLEYBALL
GUAM MAJOR LEAGUE
Events for May
6th
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
IIAAG BOYS VOLLEYBALL SEMIFINALS
GUAM MAJOR LEAGUE
Events for May
7th
GPD HOT PURSUIT 5K
MARIANAS OPEN
ISA MIDDLE SCHOOL TRACK & FIELD
ISA RUGBY LEAGUE
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
Events for May
9th
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET #5
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS VOLLEYBALL
GUAM MAJOR LEAGUE
Events for May
10th
ISA GIRLS SOCCER All-Star Meeting
IIAAG GIRLS BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG GIRLS SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP
IIAAG BOYS VOLLEYBALL FINALS
GUAM MAJOR LEAGUE
Events for May
10th
Events for May
12th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS VOLLEYBALL ALL-ISLAND MEETING
ISA BOYS VOLLEYBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER SEMIFINALS
GUAM MAJOR LEAGUE
Events for May
12th
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14th
14th JUDICA CRABAO 5K
ISA MIDDLE SCHOOL TRACK & FIELD
ISA RUGBY LEAGUE
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA GIRLS SOCCER FINALS
Events for May
16th
ISA TRACK & FIELD ALL-ISLAND MEET
ISA BOYS VOLLEYBALL
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE All-Star Meeting
Events for May
17th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA BOYS VOLLEYBALL
GUAM MAJOR LEAGUE
Events for May
18th
ISA RUGBY LEAGUE SEMIFINALS
IIAAG GIRLS MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
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19th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE SEMIFINALS
ISA BOYS VOLLEYBALL
GUAM MAJOR LEAGUE
Events for May
20th
ISA BOYS VOLLEYBALL All-Star Meeting
GUAM MAJOR LEAGUE
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21st
Pre-Memorial Day 13-Miler
GETTING GUAM HEALTHY 5K BUBBLE RUN/HEALTH FAIR
ISA MIDDLE SCHOOL TRACK & FIELD All-ISLAND MEET
ISA RUGBY LEAGUE FINALS
ALPHA WARRIOR ESPORTS CHAMPIONSHIPS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE FINALS
2022 Guam Track & Field National Championships
Events for May
23rd
ISA BOYS VOLLEYBALL SEMIFINALS
GUAM MAJOR LEAGUE
Events for May
24th
Events for May
26th
ISA BOYS VOLLEYBALL FINALS
GUAM MAJOR LEAGUE
Events for May
27th
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Events for May
29th
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30th

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