Non-league boys’ football equalized 1–1 with Campuzano’s goal in the 53rd minute
After a hard-fought match, Eagle Point scored the decisive goal midway through the second half to beat hosts Phoenix to a 2-1 victory in youth soccer at Jack Woodward Stadium on Tuesday.
The game start time was postponed by an hour to help with the extreme heat and took place at 7pm.
“The players played hard,” said Phoenix head coach Chris Gallegos, whose team ranks sixth at the Class 4A level. “I have this schedule for a reason: to play a hard game before conference play starts. Every game we seem to have targets on our backs. 6A, 5A. , 4A, it doesn’t matter who you play, they want to beat us in every game, the kids are going to have a tough time every game and we have to be prepared for that. I have to
Class 5A Eagle Points (1-0) were certainly ready for a matchup on the turf of Phoenix and Talent Rising Field, scoring six minutes after Jameson Stolle’s shot in the middle of the box. .
Daniel Palomino nearly answered the Phoenix with a 32-yard free-kick rocket late in the first half (0-2). Well handled by goaltender Trenton Sirani. his knees to stop.
However, in the 32nd minute, the Pirates’ steady pressure finally paid off as Eric Reyes Medina’s cross was cleared by the Eagles, but it wasn’t enough. Phoenix was able to send the ball back towards Jenner Selden. Selden calmed the ball and slipped a pass into his sophomore Victor, who slid his Peral near his shot driving inside his post to equalize.
The 1-all score held out until the 53rd minute when Eagle Points were finally able to return to the top. César is the Pirates goalkeeper as his Campuzano sinks low over his wall and defender Phoenix from 20 yards out of him Direct hits his kick and Strubl closes in to divert the shot Julius his Bolstad flowed into the runners with momentum.
Unfortunately for Bollstad and Pirates, the ball remained untouched and he tried to get his left hand back, but it was too late as Campuzano’s effort sank into the go-ahead goal.
The Pirate tried to answer, but in vain. Selden’s swirling effort bounced off Sirani and went out of bounds as time expired.
“I didn’t finish tonight, I just had bad luck,” said Gallegos. “They literally only had one real shot on goal. We had a lot of chances and we didn’t get them tonight, but we can get there.
Gallegos credited junior center back Dominic Crenshaw for putting in a repressive performance against some of the Eagles’ top playmakers.
South Medford 2, Roseburg 0: At Roseburg, sophomore Alexi Reyes scored and assisted on the other goal as South Medford came alive in the second half to beat Roseburg in the Southwest Conference opener.
Kyle Deng put the Panthers (1-1, 1-0 SWC) on the scoreboard in the 57th minute from about 25 yards out on top of the box with an assist from Reyes. Moments later, after retrieving the ball in Roseburg (0-1-1, 0-1-0) territory, Reyes dribbled and buried his own shot from about 30 yards out, ending the contest. I put it out of reach.
Center back Andrew Opperman solidified the Panthers’ defense, while goalkeeper Silvano Pineda made four saves.
The Panthers played brilliantly in midfield, led by Eloy Saucedo, Steven Calvillo and Felix Valenzuela.
GRANTS PASS 2, North Medford 1: At Grants Pass, North Medford’s Junior Matt Donovan collected a nice through ball following a takeaway just inside Black Tornado territory and found space on the left with a deft touch, just inside the goal post and goal. I hit a low nearside shot under the . A Grants Pass goalkeeper’s arm gave North a 1–0 lead in the final four minutes of the first half.
In the second half, however, Grants Pass tied it around eight minutes into the half with a clever 15-yard shot from the left by Porter Bosma. Moments later, Boersma sent his kick into the corner in the box before Pedro Gonzalez crept into open space and sent a go-ahead header into the net.
North Medford fell to 1-2 overall and 0-1 in Southwest Conference play, while GP went 1-0 in both.
Crater 8, Mazama 0: At Klamath Falls, senior Cooper Hopkins scored a hat-trick for the Craters while freshman Trevor Wilkerson added two goals, allowing the Comets to end the game in the 71st minute due to mercy rule.
Bennett Parodychuk, Jessie Lubarcaba and Nevan Kuirk also scored goals to give Crater the lead (1-0-1).
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North Medford 1, GRANTS PASS 1: North Medford sophomore Olivia Boger scored with a header from Isabella Driskel’s corner kick to tie the game at Bowerman Field in the ninth minute.
Grants Pass had broken a scoreless tie about eight minutes ago when Ava Hickman was able to take advantage of a small defensive error and spread the ball to Mia Thompson. After a few dribbles, Thompson was able to send his left-footed cross towards the goal under pressure and sneak under the hands of goalkeeper Margaret Hamlin.
Black Tornado (1-1-1, 0-0-1 SWC) kept the pressure on until the end, and Bogger’s shot just inside the box led to caber (1-0-1, 0-0-1) as time went on. 0-1). .
Crater 2, Mazama 0: At Central Point, Crater’s Kamdin Johnson put the pressure on Mazama with a third-minute goal as the Comets took their first win of the season in a non-conference contest.
Johnson’s goal was assisted by Ella Heppner and Jocelyn Sizemore gave the Comets (1-2-1) a 2-0 advantage at the 32nd minute mark with a shot that found the back of the net on an Emma Bone setup. gave
Senior centre-back Emma Stanley commanded the Crater backline and kept Mazama’s attack at bay.
Eagle Point 2, Phoenix 1: At Eaglepoint, Phoenix took an early lead, but Eaglepoint, in their season debut, outlasted the Pirates by two goals in the second half, claiming a nonconference incident.
Sophomore Carsyn Gallegos circled a shot that bounced off the goalkeeper and pushed it deep into the net to put the Pirates (0-2) ahead 1-0 in the eighth minute.
The Eagles (1-0) scored the equalizer in the 45th minute and took the lead in the 51st minute.
With about 20 seconds remaining, the Pirates were preparing for a corner kick.
Junior goaltender Jayden Voss gave the Pirates a solid night with 10 saves.
Cascade Christian 7, Lost River 1: At Klamath Falls, Cascade Christian kicked off the 2-1 contest with five second-half goals in the Challengers season opener at Steen Sports Park.
Andy Atkinson/Mail Tribune Eagle Point goaltender Trenton Shirani fends off Phoenix’s Jenner Selden in the first half at Phoenix High School Tuesday night.
Andy Atkinson / Mail TribuneEagle Point’s Jeremiah Cordle will be fetching the ball in the first half at Phoenix High School on Tuesday night.
Andy Atkinson/Mail tribune Phoenix’s Cielo Marlia-Larsen heads up past Jameson Struble at Eagle Point in the first half at Phoenix High School on Tuesday night. Jameson Struble
Andy Atkinson / Mail TribuneEagle Point’s Jameson Struble has a shot on goal in the first half at Phoenix High School on Tuesday night.
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