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Regardless of your soccer club allegiance, the match-up between FC Barcelona and Manchester United for the European Champions League title on Saturday (FOX, 11:30 a.m.) is about as attractive as it gets for afcionados.Just look at the lineup of stars in this game: Messi, Villa, Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol for Barça; Rooney, Giggs, Scholls, Chicharito, Van der Sar for Man U.The storylines are intriguing: How will Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson deal with the magic of Messi and … [Read more...]
The chances were plenty, but the Carpinteria boys soccer team struggled to finish them and suffered the consequences, losing to Oak Park 3-1 in a Tri-Valley League game on Wednesday.“We had an infinite amount of chances and we just couldn’t convert,” Carpinteria coach Danny Torres said. “It’s not an excuse. I thought we played well and controlled the tempo of the game We just couldn’t finish.”Oak Park, meanwhile, scored its three goals on three shots, all in the second … [Read more...]
Defender Luis Cisneros scored with a minute left in regulation to lift Carpinteria to a 3-2 win over Rio Mesa on the last day of the Buena New Year’s Soccer Tournament on Thursday.Adam Ughoc dribbled up the right side, avoided a tackle and laid the ball back for Cisneros, who pushed forward into the attack.“They wanted to win and they showed it in the last four minutes,” Carpinteria coach Danny Torres said of his team, which rallied from a 2-1 deficit.Defender Genaro Hurtado … [Read more...]
Carpinteria struggled with some holiday vacation rustiness and went winless in two matches at the Buena New Year’s Soccer Tournament on Wednesday.The Warriors played Buena to a scoreless draw and fell to Camarillo 3-1 in pool play.“We’re a little rusty,” Carpinteria coach Danny Torres said. “We have some guys still out on vacation and one guy was sick and didn’t make it. But the core of the team is there. Obviously, they’re on varsity for a reason.”Against Buena, a … [Read more...]
Carpinteria took on CIF Division 1 school Royal and played the Highlanders to a 3-3 tie on Wednesday night.Royal rallied to gain the draw, scoring in the 70th minute on a penalty kick.“It was a fun game,” Carpinteria coach Danny Torres said. “It went back and forth. Both teams had chances.”He said the play that led to Royal’s tying goal was a product of being young in the back. The Warriors start three sophomores on the back line.“We’re young in the back and it … [Read more...]
Danny Torres took some chances starting three sophomores on the back line in Carpinteria’s boys soccer opener on Tuesday.After a 3-0 victory over Buena, Torres is feeling mighty good about the trio of Luis Cisneros, Genaro Hurtado and Angel Varela. “It looked like their 50th game on varsity,” said Torres of his three defenders. “It’s nice to see sophomores play like veterans.”Ismael Soriano scored all three goals for the Warriors.Torres started five sophomores and he … [Read more...]
