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January 22, 2018
9:58:53 AM
Entry #: 4240363
| Does anybody know the brackets, and locations and times, for the boys GMAC tournament this week?
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| HERALD
January 23, 2018
12:20:45 PM
Entry #: 4240514
| Nevermindthefactthat oneofhisbestplayersgot bluecardedinthefirst half,forcinghisteamto playshort-handedforthe restofthegame. Intheenditmadeno differencetoMiamiBeach boys’soccercoachEdgar Bottowho,despitebeinga playershortandlockedin a1-1tie,continuedtopress theactionallgamelong. Anditfinallypaidoff withaminutetogowhen KevinHerreraconverteda penaltykicktogivethe
Hi-Tidesa2-1victoryover TERRAinaGMACquarterfinalcontestatMemorialFieldinMiamiBeach. KropdefeatedJackson3-1 intheearliergameandthe twoteamswillsquareoff inaGMACsemifinalat 5:30p.m.TuesdayatTraz PowellStadium. Edison,whichedged RonaldReagan1-0inanotherquarterfinalgame, willtakeonMASTAcademy,whichshutoutVarela 3-0,intheothersemifinal beginningat7:30p.m. “Eventhoughwewerea mandown,we’vegotsome goodathletickids,andI feltlikewecouldcontinue
topresstheactionandput thepressureonthem,”said Botto,whoseteamimprovedto17-1-1.“Eventuallyitpaidoffastheygot calledforahandballinsidethebox,whichgaveus thePK.” Beachgotstunnedinthe firstminuteofthegame whenTERRA(10-4-3) scoredtotakethelead beforetheHiTidestiedit 10minuteslateronaJosue “Chino”Aguilargoaloffan assistfromEthanSogocio. Itwasthegame’s21st minutewhentheBeach playerwasbluecarded, forcingtheHi-Tidestoplay amanshort.Despitethat,
theyspenttherestofthe gamepepperingTERRA goalkeeperEstebanLeon whomadesomeoutstandingsavesjusttokeepthe gametied. KropfellbehindJackson 1-0earlyinthesecondhalf onaKevinCaballerogoal beforetheLightningrallied forthreeunanswered goals. LucianoFerreratiedthe scorewithagoalmidway throughthesecondhalf andthenscoredthetiebreakerwith14minutes left. RamiroPilladoaddedan insurancegoalfourminuteslater.
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| HERALD
January 24, 2018
10:14:02 AM
Entry #: 4240604
| Afteradown-to-thewirewinoverTERRA24 hoursearlier,therewasno suchdramafortheMiami Beachboys’soccerteam earlyTuesdayevening. TheHi-Tidesblitzed previouslyunbeatenKrop withfourfirst-halfgoals andcruisedtoa5-1victory overtheLightningina GMACsemifinalcontest atTrazPowellStadium. Beachimprovedto18-1-2 andmovesontoThursday night’sGMACfinalwhere theHiTideswilltakeon MASTAcademyatTrazat 6p.m.MASTknockedoff Edison2-1inthesecond semifinal. Beach,whichdroppeda doubleovertimeheartbreakertoEdisoninlast year’sfinal,willbelooking foritsfirstGMACchampionshipsincethelate’90s. “Whenyoucanscore thatfirstgoalandjumpon themearly,itcanreallyset thetoneandallowyouto applythepressureand that’swhathappenedout theretonight,”Miami BeachcoachEdgarBotto said. Beachwastedlittletime jumpingontheLightning whenKevinHerrerarifled aperfectcenteringpass fromtheleftsideinfront
ofthenetthatFranklin Riveroknockedinjustfive minutesintothegame. Josue“Chino”Aguilar thenshowedwhyhe’sthe team’sleadingscorer whenhescoredthenext twogoals,firstpoppinga penaltykickintheright sideinthegame’s15th minuteandeightminutes later,high-kickingonein offathrowinfromFrancescoTessara. AlfredoAstaburuaga finishedoffBeach’sfirsthalfscoringblitzwitha turnaroundshort-hop bouncekickfrom20yards outtwominutesbeforethe break.AfterDennisOrtegascoredfourminutes intothesecondhalfto makeit5-0,Beachemptiedthebench. SonnyInnocentscored Krop’slonegoalasthe Lightningfellto7-1-2. AMASTAcademy2, Edison1:TheMakos provedthattheir2-1regular-seasondistrictwin overdefendingGMAC championEdisonwasno flukeastheydefeatedthe RedRaidersagainandwill maketheirGMACfinal debutonThursday. AfterWilliamDeNight droppedalongfreekick downinfrontofthenet, EliKnezevichmanagedto gethisfootonalooseball infrontofthenetand knockedithometosnapa
1-1tiewith10minutesleft forthegame-winner. RodrigoLopezgave MAST(15-2-1)a1-0lead inthegame’s18thminute whenhehigh-footedone intothetopleftsideofthe goaltogivehisteama1-0 beforeEdison(13-3)tiedit fourminutesbeforehalftimeonagoalbyMarcus Jacques.
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| HERALD
January 26, 2018
10:26:12 AM
Entry #: 4240814
| Tuckedawayinaquiet cornerofKeyBiscayne, MASTAcademy,sincethe schoolopeneditsdoorsin theearly’90s,hasalways thrivedandbeenknown foritsaquaticsports. OnThursdaynight,it becameknownforsomethingelse—boys’soccer. Thatcamefollowing MAST’sdramatic3-2double-overtimevictoryover MiamiBeachinthe GMACchampionship gameatTrazPowellStadium,givingtheschoolits firstGMACtitleinany non-aquaticsport. Justwhenthegame lookedlikeitwasheaded topenaltykicks,theMakos(16-2-1)wonitwith threeminutesleftinthe secondOT. FreshmanRocBancells
madeacleanstealdeepin Beachterritory,creating animmediatetwo-on-one breakawaywithteammate ValentinSabella.Bancells dishedoncetoSabella, andwhenBeachkeeper JoseEscobartriedtogetto Sabellaandcouldn’t,he passedrightbacktoBancells,whoknockeditinto theopennetasMAST playersstormedthefield inmasscelebration. “Weworkontwo-ononesallthetimeandwhen IgotthestealIspotted Valentinrightawayand knewwehadagreat chance,”Bancellssaid. “Whenhegotitbackto meandnobodywasin frontofthenet,itwasa greatfeelingbecauseI knewhowbigsomething likethiswasforour school.” Butifithadn’tbeenfor Sabella’searlierheroics, therewouldhavebeenno
chanceforBancells. That’sbecauseMAST, afterfallingbehind2-1 whenBeach(18-2-1) scoredwith19minutesleft onaLeonardoAcosta goal,wasdowntoitslast fiveminutesofregulation time. That’swhenLucFritzenwalderwentairborne anddeliveredaspectacularbicyclekickpassin frontofthenetthatcaught evenEscobaroff-guard andfoundSabella,who headeditintotheleftside
totiethegame. “Justanamazingmoment,andIsimplycannot bemoreproudofthese kidsfornotjustwinning thisgametonightbuthavingthefortitudetokeep battlingandhanginthere tofindawaytogetittied late,”saidMASThead coachGastonRubio.“It justshowsthatMASTisn’t justaboutwateranymore. We’restartingtochange theculture,andtonight wasabigsteptoward that.”
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