BOARDMAN -
The Riverside Pirates defeated the Culver Bulldogs 5-2 in soccer action on Saturday, October
18, 2014. It was nice sunny day with the temperature around 74 degrees at game time. The match
was close at times even though Riverside dominated shots on goal.
Culver scored first in the fourth minute of play on a drive on the Pirate goalkeeps left side
which pulled him out of position.
Two minutes later Riverside responded with a goal by Luis Villegas off a centering pass.
That tied the match at 1-1.
Then in the 21st minute Junior Olvera scored for the Pirates off a centering pass. That
gave Riverside the 2-1 lead.
Culver then scored an equalizer in the 30th minute when the ball rolled in for a score
out of a scrum of players in front of the goal. That tied the match at 2-2 at the half.
Riverside the first goal of the second have in the 46th minute on a shot up the middle by
Kevin Madrigal to take the 3-2 lead.
Riverside scored in the 59th minute when Alexis Mendoza scored off a centering kick in
front of the goal. Riverside led 4-2.
Alexis Mendoza scored again in the 72nd minute off another centering pass to give Riverside
their 5-2 win.
LEFT - Luis Olvera and Adolfo Bedola of Riverside, number 12 and 1 in white, both leap up
attempting to head the ball in front of the Culver goalkeep.
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RIGHT - Alexis Mendoza of Riverside, number 17 in white has the ball stripped away by a
Culver defender.
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LEFT - Humberto Lopez of Riverside, number 9 in white, passes the ball up the pitch.
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RIGHT - Riverside's Misdaei Madrigal, number 15 in white heads the ball in front of the
Culver net.
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LEFT - Alexis Mendoza of Riverside, number 17 in white, takes a shot.
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RIGHT - Riverside's Alexis Mendoza brings the ball up the pitch.
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LEFT - Alexis Mendoza of Riverside, number 17 in white, goes high in the air attempting a
header over the Culver goalkeep.
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RIGHT- Riverside's Kevin Madrigal works the ball in front of Culver's goal.
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LEFT - Riverside's Alexis Mendoza, number 17 in white, sizes up the Culver defense while
working the ball around the west side of the Bulldogs' zone.
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RIGHT - Alexis Mendoza of Riverside, number 17 in white, scores the final goal of the match
in the 72nd minute to give the Pirates the 5-2 win.
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