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CARSON CITY — It was a tale of two halves, and the South Tahoe boys' soccer team didn't wind up with the feel-good story.
Carson held off a strong second-half charge by the Vikings on Tuesday night, ending South Tahoe's season with a 4-3 Sierra League victory at Carson High School.
South Tahoe did a nice job playing with the wind and blowing snow in the final 40 minutes, scoring all three of its goals.
After cutting the lead to 3-2 in the 63rd minute on goals by Ryan Caro and Fernando Gomez, Jason Martinez took a through ball and beat the South Tahoe defense for his second goal to make it 4-2. Caro's second goal with approximately two minutes left came from about 30 yards to make it 4-3, and Carson keeper Pedro Chavez didn't appear to see it until it was too late.
“I don't think Pedro saw the ball,” said Carson coach Nate Brigham, who watched the final minutes from his car next to the field after receiving his second yellow card of the match.
Carson was able to run out the clock without any further damage.
“A little late for the playoffs and a little late in the game,” South Tahoe coach Chris DeLeon said. “We left them unmarked (too often) in that first half, and you can't do that against a good team like Carson."
South Tahoe finished with a 5-6-3 league record and wouldn't have made the playoffs with a victory. Douglas edged Fallon 1-0 on Tuesday to clinch the fourth Sierra League playoff berth.
It was a bittersweet night for Carson High team.
Martinez scored two goals to lead the Senators to the regular-season-ending victory, but they will play their first-round playoff game on Friday without Brigham, who was ejected midway through the second half, and will miss one game.
Brigham picked up a yellow card within the first 10 minutes of the game and then received another yellow in the second half for disputing a call. Joe Briggs, the head JV coach, will run the team in the playoff opener.
“I thought we played great in the first half getting that 3-0 lead,” Brigham said. “The second half we had to go against the wind. Then it snowed, and I think the game got sloppy.”
Carson dominated the opening half, scoring three goals on only seven shots.
The Senators' first goal was textbook in every way. The Senators were awarded a corner kick. Izzy Lopez bent the ball to Nate Eng, who headed it toward the far post and Martinez connected on another header that got by the South Tahoe goalie in the 26th minute.
Six minutes later, Francisco Barrios blasted one into the left side of the net, and a less than two minutes later, Lopez outran the South Tahoe defense to get to a through ball from Chavez, which he calmly put past the Tahoe keeper.
“Izzy does a good job of staying under control (in those situations),” Brigham said. “He places the ball instead of trying to overpower it.”
JUNIOR VARSITY
CARSON 2, S. TAHOE 0
Carlos Munoz and Francisco Barrios each scored a goal to lead Carson to the win over South Tahoe.
Carson held off a strong second-half charge by the Vikings on Tuesday night, ending South Tahoe's season with a 4-3 Sierra League victory at Carson High School.
South Tahoe did a nice job playing with the wind and blowing snow in the final 40 minutes, scoring all three of its goals.
After cutting the lead to 3-2 in the 63rd minute on goals by Ryan Caro and Fernando Gomez, Jason Martinez took a through ball and beat the South Tahoe defense for his second goal to make it 4-2. Caro's second goal with approximately two minutes left came from about 30 yards to make it 4-3, and Carson keeper Pedro Chavez didn't appear to see it until it was too late.
“I don't think Pedro saw the ball,” said Carson coach Nate Brigham, who watched the final minutes from his car next to the field after receiving his second yellow card of the match.
Carson was able to run out the clock without any further damage.
“A little late for the playoffs and a little late in the game,” South Tahoe coach Chris DeLeon said. “We left them unmarked (too often) in that first half, and you can't do that against a good team like Carson."
South Tahoe finished with a 5-6-3 league record and wouldn't have made the playoffs with a victory. Douglas edged Fallon 1-0 on Tuesday to clinch the fourth Sierra League playoff berth.
It was a bittersweet night for Carson High team.
Martinez scored two goals to lead the Senators to the regular-season-ending victory, but they will play their first-round playoff game on Friday without Brigham, who was ejected midway through the second half, and will miss one game.
Brigham picked up a yellow card within the first 10 minutes of the game and then received another yellow in the second half for disputing a call. Joe Briggs, the head JV coach, will run the team in the playoff opener.
“I thought we played great in the first half getting that 3-0 lead,” Brigham said. “The second half we had to go against the wind. Then it snowed, and I think the game got sloppy.”
Carson dominated the opening half, scoring three goals on only seven shots.
The Senators' first goal was textbook in every way. The Senators were awarded a corner kick. Izzy Lopez bent the ball to Nate Eng, who headed it toward the far post and Martinez connected on another header that got by the South Tahoe goalie in the 26th minute.
Six minutes later, Francisco Barrios blasted one into the left side of the net, and a less than two minutes later, Lopez outran the South Tahoe defense to get to a through ball from Chavez, which he calmly put past the Tahoe keeper.
“Izzy does a good job of staying under control (in those situations),” Brigham said. “He places the ball instead of trying to overpower it.”
JUNIOR VARSITY
CARSON 2, S. TAHOE 0
Carlos Munoz and Francisco Barrios each scored a goal to lead Carson to the win over South Tahoe.
