Iovani Barrera of Riverside brings the ball into the Santiam Christian zone during Tuesday's match.
Riverside wins 3-1 against Santiam Christian
Pirates will host St. Mary's of Medford Saturday November 8 at noon.
Umatilla will travel to Portland Adventist for a Saturday November 8 match starting at 2 pm.
Posted Wednesday November 5, 2008
BOARDMAN - The Riverside Pirates hosted Santiam Christian Eagles in a first round OSAA state
soccer match on Tuesday afternoon. It was a blustery afternoon. The temperature was in the low
50s at game time with a wind that was gusting up in the mid 20s. Fans wore heavy jackets and some
huddled under blankets at the time of the starting whistle.
The Pirates won 3-1. But the match started off slow as both teams adjusted play to the conditions.
The wind pushed any shot east at the north goal. The ball tended to rise on any shot to the south
goal. Riverside took something like 17 shots against the Santiam goal during the first half and
just scored one goal. Santiam took seven shots on goal and only scored once in the first half.
Santiam Christian scored first during the first half. Jimmy Park's shot went pretty much up the
middle for the goal at about the 10 minute mark. Kaz Dyer, the Santiam goalkeep, did an amazing
job keeping Riverside from scoring during most of the first half.
Riverside finally scored their first goal in the 37th minute of the first half on a shot from the
left side of the goal by Favian Madrigal from about five meters out.
Riverside controlled the second half with about thirteen shots on goal against only four for
Santiam. The Pirates scored at about the 15 minute mark of the second half on shot up the middle by
Iovani Barrera. Riverside picked two quick yellow cards around the 18 minute mark. Francisco
Martinez scored the Pirates third goal at the 20 minute mark coming out of a group of players
around five meters out from the goal.
Junior Iovani Barrera scored one of the goals in the game. How did the game go for you? "It felt
really good. The wind affected the long balls somewhat. I'm ready for the next match."
Favian Madrigal scored the first goal for the Pirates. "It was pretty cold today. It was an
exciting game. The wind was a problem going that way towards the north goal."
Francisco Martinez hit the final goal in the second half. The sophomore said that it "felt great
playing in the wind."
"It took a little while to get warmed up then we got our game on."
One of the cheerleaders, Bernice, commented "It was great, awesome, exhilarating cheering for
this crowd."
Playoff situation
Pirates will host St. Mary's of Medford Saturday November 8 at noon.
Umatilla will travel to Portland Adventist for a Saturday November 8 match starting at 2 pm.
LEFT - Riverside cheerleaders present the flag for the national anthem.
RIGHT - Iovani Barrera of Riverside takes a shot on goal early in the first half of the match
against Santiam Christian. The Pirates shot about 17 shots on goal in the first half.
Riverside player Francisco Martinez takes a shot on goal in the first half of the
match on Tuesday.
Jimmy Park, number 8 in the middle reacts after scoring the first goal for Santiam Christian.
Hugo Morales of Riverside goes one on one with the Santiam goalkeep Kaz Dyer in the first
half of the match on Tuesday.
LEFT - Iovani Barrera of Riverside makes his way around a Santiam defender.
RIGHT - Santiam goalkeep Kaz Dyer deflects a shot by Iovani Barrera
LEFT - Favian Madrigal of Riverside has his shot blocked by the Santiam goalkeep.
RIGHT - Pirate Iovani Barrera's shot is deflected out of range.
A shot through a group of players in front of the Santiam goal.
LEFT - A Santiam and Riverside player battle in front of the goal to control a shot for a header.
RIGHT - Austin Williams of Santiam heads a defensive shot high into the air.
LEFT - Boardman's Iovani Barrera battles his way through a Santiam defensive line.
RIGHT - Like a modern sculpture, Santiam and Boardman players jump into the air battling to
control the soccer ball.
LEFT - Iovani Barrera of Riverside brings the ball into the Santiam zone.
RIGHT - Kaz Dyer, the goalkeep for Santiam puts his body on the line to block a shot by
Iovani Barrera of Riverside.
LEFT - Francisco Martinez brings the ball into the Santiam zone.
RIGHT - Iovani Barrera of Riverside weaves his way through Santiam defenders.
Francisco Martinez of Riverside passes the ball.
Francisco Martinez shoots a goal past a line of Santiam defenders to give Riverside the 3-1
win.
This sequence shows the reaction of the Santiam goalkeep on the successful goal shot by
Francisco Martinez of Riverside.
Iovani Barrera tries to get a shot by a Santiam defender.
The Riverside crowd cheers as the final whistle blows, ending the match with the Pirates winning
3-1.
LEFT - The Pirates gather to celebrate their win.
RIGHT - Three Riverside cheerleaders, Evelyn, Hailey and Bernice celebrate the win.
