Sunday, May 27, 2012

Storm takes first loss at home in a 3-1 score

Andres Bueno (left) & Martin Galvan after scoring in the first half
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Santa Clarita , California - May 26,2012 - Santa Clarita Storm played the Bay Area Ambassadors at William  S Hart High School in Newhall. The Storm Scored the first goal of the game, but gave up two unanswered goals to fall for the first time this season at home 3 to 1.

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The Storm still waiting on players to come off  the injury list, fine themselves with out top point getter Tyler Coombes who leads the team with 9 goals and one assist for a total of 19 points. And  they felt that tonight as they where unable to hold on to a one goal lead that came in the 20th minute. Captain Stephen Martines delivered a corner kick that found the head of midfielder Andres Bueno, who with a quick flick of the head put in his fourth goal of the season.
But only 20 minutes. later Bay Area's Bryan Walle put a cross from Javier Hill in the back of the  net to knot up the score.

It was only one minute in to the second half and Bryan Walle again came up with the winning goal and his second of the game. the Storm made several opportunities but failed to capitalize on them.
Alex Harlley had five shots and four from Matthew Shaxton but where unable to put the ball in the net. But in the 65th minute Jordan Keyes from the visiting Ambassadors did, as he  picked up an insurance goal unassisted. The Storm ended up with 15 shots that matched Bay Area's attempts.
Steven Rodriguez 6 saves for the Storm and Bay area's Derek Lesley with five.
Storm with 9 fouls Bay Area 7
Storm with 6 corner shots
Bay area with 7

Storm travels next week to Eureka to play the North Coast Tsunami on June 2nd and will return to William S. Hart High School June 9th in a rematch from the season opener where the two teams tied 2-2.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

SOCCER SATURDAY AT HART HIGH SCHOOL

   SOCCER SATURDAY MAY 26TH HART HIGH SCHOOL 4:00PM, 
 SANTA CLARITA STORM   VS     BAY AREA AMBASSADORS
STORM WITH ONLY ONE LOSS IN SEVEN GAMES WILL BE LOOKING TO OVER TURN THE BAY AREA AMBASSADORS, AND COLLECT ANOTHER 3 POINTS TO BRING THEMSELVES  CLOSER TO THE TOP OF THE NPSL STANDINGS.  DON'T MISS SOME OF THE BEST ACTION PACKED SOCCER  AT HART HIGH SCHOOL SATURDAY MAY 26TH AT 4PM WITH GATES OPENING AT 3PM
TICKETS ARE $10.00 FOR ADULTS $5.00 FOR YOUTH5 AND UNDER ARE FREE!
TICKETS AT THE GATE OR ON LINE AT WWW.FCSCPROSOCCER.COM
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Sunday, May 20, 2012

Storm takes over Second Place with Win over San Jose

Santa Clarita ,California- May 19th 2012 - Storm wins over Real  San Jose 2-1 in the 91st minute of play with a penalty kick  in the last minute of stoppage time.  With the Fullerton Rangers  come away with a tie  against the Sonoma County SOL and the win over  San Jose the Storm leap frog over the Rangers to take over second place with 1 points now 4-2-1
 
storm logo It was in the end of the first 45 minutes of play when the Storms defender Gregory Quintero received a pass from Alex Harlley and through traffic Quintero put the ball in to give the Storm a one to 0 lead going in to half time.
it only took on minute in to the second half for San Jose to come back with a goal of their own when Bronil Koochoie midfielder got a pass form Omar Valdez and even the score with a shot that got passed the Storm Keeper Steven Rodriguez.
The score remain a tie until the last minute of stoppage time (91stmin.) when Storms midfield Wayne Lampart with a scoring chance was fouled in the box and a penalty kick was awarded and Storms Andres Bueno took the kick and gave the Storm the lead and the win. Storm now 4-2-1 with 14 points in second place in the South west Conference of the National Premier Soccer Leagues.
 Game summary
Storm  20 shots  San Jose 8 shots
Storm  2 goals    San Jose  1 goal
Storm  goals Gregory Quintero 42min., Andres Bueno 91st. min.
San Jose goals Bronil Koochoie 46min.
Saves  Storm 5 San Jose 6
Cautions Storm 2 yellows San Jose 4 yellows.

Next  Up Saturday  May 26th Storm  vs  Bay Area Ambassadors a 4:00pm game at William S. Hart High School, Newhall Cal.
 

Friday, May 18, 2012

Santa Clarita "STORM": Storm Comes Home Saturday to face Real San Jose

Santa Clarita "STORM": Storm Comes Home Saturday to face Real San Jose:        PRESENTED BY THE PENNY LANE FOUNDATION AND UNITED SPORTS INT. Inc.       Real San Jose     AT    The Santa Clarita Storm     ...

Storm Comes Home Saturday to face Real San Jose



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 CANYON HIGH SCHOOL  HOST A 6PM KICK-OFF   GATES OPEN AT 5:00PM

       TICKETS AT THE GATE OR ON LINE : ADULTS $10.00           www.fcscprosoccer.com/TicketsPage.html
 
       KIDS $5.00 - ANY YOUTH PLAYER WEARING THEIR SOCCER UNIFORM WILL GET

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Storm returns to the winner circle

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With a good portion of the Storm roster missing due to injuries, and personal obligations, the team traveled North to Sonoma County to play the Sonoma County Sol, from the North Western Conference. The team knew with the shortage of players, and the need for three points that they had to attack and attack fast.
That is what they did in a 3-1 win over the Sol with goals from Stephen Martines, Tyler Coombes and Alex Harlley.
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It was only 9 minutes in to the game and the Storm already had three shots on target, when Alex Harlley brought the ball down the right side and battled with a number of Sol defenders. Harlley slipped a pass down the goal line and found the foot of Captain Stephen Martines who pushed it over the line for the early lead in the first half. The half continued to be the Storms game as they controlled the ball 70 % of the time and had a number of opportunities but only the one found the back of the net. The Sol managed four shots and five saves in that first half.
 
The second half saw a completely different Sonoma Sol as they came out reorganized and started to pick up the pace and play a much more controlled game. Possession of the b all changed and the Sol seemed to be the ones in control of the game.
Quickly, Sol's Octavio Estupinan fouled the Storm in an effort to regain the ball. The foul gave Estupinan his second yellow card of the game and he was ejected. The Sol were still controlling the ball but were not able to get any real shots off until the 61st min of play. The Sol picked up a lose ball in the center of the field and managed to get a shot on target and make it count as they got it past Storms keeper Edgar Torres. Torres picked up in the second half for starting keeper Steven Rodrigious. With the score tied at one, it was a new game but the Sol did not show it as they still had most of the possession. But the Storm still out shot the Sol in the second half 9 to 2, real credit to the Storm defenders.
The score stayed tied until the 83rd minute of play when it was Tyler Coombes who received a pass from Alex Harrley and made a run through the mid field and slapped a shot that gave the Storm the go ahead and winning goal.
That was Coombes 8th goal in only six games and leads the Storm in points so far this season.
Then in the 85th minute, just two minutes later after assisting on two goals, Harlley got a hold of a pass from defender Gregory Quintaro and took it directly at the keeper and after getting around two defenders, Harlley finally got one of his own and added the third and final goal of the game. Harlley, with two assists and a goal earned the player of the match award.
 
Next, the Storm returns home on the 19th at Canyon High School where they will welcome Real San Jose, also out of the North West Conference. It will be a 6pm game and gates will open at five. Come out and see high scoring Coombes, Martines , and Harlley as they continue their climb back to the top of the NPSL South West Conference.
NOTE: At the game on May 19th Futbol Club Santa Clarita will extend the offer of any youth player 14 and under, in there team uniform get in free.
For ticket information go to www.fcscprosoccer.com  tickets will also be available at the gate.
Tickets are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for kids.   
But remember kids wearing their uniform will get in FREE.     

 
 

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Storm drops first game of the season to FlashSan Diego, California- May 5 the Santa Clarita Storm and the San Diego Flash, the two teams still undefeated in the South West Conference of the National Premier Soccer Leagues faced each other Saturday. Flash, with two points on top of the Storm had a lot to gain and a lot on the line. The storm had three scoring chances, but came up empty. (Two of those on penalty kicks) . It was at Del Notre High School in San Diego where the teams clashed in a battle for first place and bragging rights. The first 43 minutes of the game was a push from both teams with the Storm out shooting the Flash however in the last 2 and half minutes of the half. When the Flash’s David Bakal who took a shot from the left of the keeper and about 20 yards out, and caught the defense of the Storm off guard and blasted it right by keeper Steven Rodriguez. Then just one minute later flash’s Brandon Zuniga put a second goal in before the half. The second half the Storm came out strong but nothing seem to go as planned. The Flash knew the record of the Storm and its ability to score, so they had a very well laid out plan to stop the aggressive scoring of the Storm and that plan worked. The Storm had trouble completing its continuing attack on the Flash. In the 75th minute Nelson Pizarro of the Flash, pick up the third goal for his team. The Flash countered attacked for the next 15 min., Stephen Martines had an opportunity from across from Jayro Martinez in front of the net but was turned away by keeper Nicolas Harpel. Harpel saved the game for the Flash, not only with that save but also with Tyler Coombes and Martines who both had penalty kick opportunities but Harpel turned all attempts away, to earn his clean sheet. Storm will now travel to Sonoma County to face the Sonoma County Sol for the first time. The Sol in the North West Conference with a record of 1-2 –1 for 5 points. The Storm 2-2-1 with 8 points. Then they return home May 19th at Canyon High 6pm and will take on another North West team the Real San Jose.



 San Diego, California- May 5  the Santa Clarita Storm and the San Diego Flash, the two teams still undefeated in the South West Conference of the National Premier Soccer Leagues faced each other Saturday. Flash, with two points on top of the Storm had a lot to gain and a lot on the line.  The storm had three scoring chances, but came up empty. (Two of those on penalty kicks) .
It was at Del Notre High School in San Diego where the teams clashed in a battle for first place and bragging rights. The first 43 minutes of the game was a push from both teams with the Storm out shooting the Flash however in the last 2 and half minutes of the half. When the Flash’s David Bakal who took a shot from the left of the keeper and about 20 yards out, and caught the defense of the Storm off guard and blasted it right by keeper Steven Rodriguez. Then just one minute later flash’s Brandon Zuniga put a second goal in before the half.
            The second half the Storm came out strong but nothing seem to go as planned. The Flash knew the record of the Storm and its ability to score, so they had a very well laid out plan to stop the aggressive scoring of the Storm and that plan worked.  The Storm had trouble completing its continuing attack on the Flash.  In the 75th minute Nelson Pizarro of the Flash, pick up the third goal for his team. The Flash countered attacked for the next 15 min., Stephen Martines had an opportunity from across from Jayro Martinez in front of the net but was turned away by keeper Nicolas Harpel. Harpel saved the game for the Flash, not only with that save but also with Tyler Coombes and Martines who both had penalty kick opportunities but Harpel turned all attempts away, to earn his clean sheet.