San Gorgonio kids soccer team victorious in CIF State Division V regional opener

SAN BERNARDINO-- Things exercised very well for the San Gorgonio boys soccer group in Tuesday's CIF State Division V regional opener.

The Spartans came out quickly in the 2nd half, scoring 3 goals within nine minutes to make a 5-1 victory over Pruess of La Jolla.

Turning a close contest into a comfy lead allowed San Gorgonio to rest some gamers with not severe however nagging injuries.

San Gorgonio defeated Victor Valley on Monday night to win the CIF Southern Section Division 6 title. That game was originally set for Saturday, however weather conditions prevented Victor Valley from taking a trip to the game, which suggests San Gorgonio will play three matches in 4 days.

San Gorgonio (26-3-1) will host St. Genevieve of Panorama City in Thursday's regional semifinal.

Spartans coach Adrian Villalobos stated fatigue wasn't a factor in the game however noted some players had small injuries and they will get a day's rest.

" I informed the gamers at halftime that if we won, we would get a rest," Villalobos stated. "Our group remains in good physical condition and we were faster than them."

" We came out more offensive-minded in the second half," Villalobos stated. "We switched the ball faster."

Ezequiel Soto opened the scoring with an objective in the 20th minute. He put the ball to the left of Pruess goalkeeper Jesus Almazan. Pruess (17-6-1) connected 12 minutes later when Kerri Villalba scored, however San Gorgonio gained back the lead two minutes later on when Broandy Perez put a shot in the upper left-corner.

Late in the first half, Almazan hit a San Gorgonio player and limped back to the goal. That did not go unnoticed by Villalobos and Jamil Gutierrez, who scored two second-half objectives for the Spartans.

" I was 1-on-1 with the keeper, and I struck the ball with the beyond my foot," Gutierrez said in describing the goal which offered the Spartans a 3-1 advantage. "It wasn't a strong shot, but the keeper didn't move quickly enough to stop the shot."

Gutierrez missed his junior season as he had leg injuries and he was run on. Due to the fact that of issues with his meniscus, his legs curved inward.

His medical professional and moms and dads were worried, but he managed to encourage his parents to let him play his last season for the high school.

" My moms and dads are protective and are worried about my future health," stated Gutierrez, who wants to be the CEO of his own building and construction business. "It was hard to convince my parents to enable me to play, but I simply requested for one last season."