Barons celebrate their victory by running through the Loud Crowd tunnel. Photo by Andy Kim.written by Andy Kim, staff writer
Fountain Valley High School boy’s varsity soccer went head-to-head against the Edison Chargers at their home field on Wednesday, February 4th.
Both teams gave it their all from start to finish, however, the Barons overwhelmed the Chargers from the beginning of the match, ending with a final score of 4-1. The Barons had strong support throughout the game as the Loud Crowd consisted of Senate, ASB, and students who all cheered on the team.
During the first half of the game, the Barons had complete control. At the 38:57 mark, Andrew Rubio (’16) scored against the Chargers, allowing the Barons to have an early advantage in the game. At the 35:28 mark, Abraham Rodriguez (’15) scored a goal, making the score 2-0 in the first five minutes of the game.
Fountain Valley’s defense held strong with goalkeeper, Slater Kucera (’17), making seven saves in the first half of the match. Co-captain Jake Shubin (’15) scored after he battled two Edison defenders at the Chargers’ goal box.
“We just came out on fire, we don’t lose at home,”said Kyle McNeill (’15), “we just knew the mark, and we just came out on fire.”
At the second half of the match, Edison’s score still remained zero. Goalkeeper Kucera did not give up his defense in this half either and saved five shots on goal, making a total of 12 saves. At the 26:33 mark, Co-captain Shubin once again scored against the Chargers, making the score 4-0.
As the clock counted down at the last minute of the match, Edison managed to score one goal, making the score 4-1. Unfortunately, the Barons were unable to secure a shutout, however they defeated Edison with a final score of 4-1. The Loud Crowd decided to form a winning tunnel for the boys to run through and celebrate their hard-earned win.
“I thought we played better than last time, we lost to them last time, so, we came back and fought, we always fight at home, and somehow we just win,” said Kucera, “we won every game so far at home, and we are going to keep it that way.”
