Decided by a shoot-out

BREWSTER – No spectators left the game early last Saturday, Sept. 15, as the Brewster High School varsity girls’ soccer team hosted the non-league 1A Chelan Goats of the Caribou Trail League. That’s because Chelan tied the game in the fading seconds of regulation play and the outcome had to be decided in a five-ball shootout.

Senior midfielder Alondra Torres got Brewster on the board with a goal at the 15-minute mark in the first half. Kim Nila, Player of the Game against Oroville, Sept. 11, scored Brewster’s second goal in the 35th minute of play.

Chelan trailed by a goal through the second half and with the clock winding down and less than a minute remaining, scored on a second rebound shot to tie the game in regulation. When the overtime period ended with the teams still knotted, a five-fall shootout decided the issue in Chelan’s favor. The Goats scored on their first four shots and blocked two attempts by the Lady Bears to pull out the win.

“I think we played great,” said Brewster head coach Alex Sanchez. “Our passing was great and created many scoring opportunities.”

Both goalkeepers were busy catching or deflecting shots on goal as both teams kept up the offensive pressure throughout the match.

“We just have to work on finishing,” said Sanchez, “but overall, I think the team is going in the right direction.”

The Lady Bears are 2-0 in Central Washington B- 2B play with wins over Oroville, 10-0, and Lake Roosevelt, 12-0. Their only losses have been non-league contests against Okanogan, 2-0, and the 3-2 loss to the Goats.

Brewster was scheduled to play the undefeated Liberty Bell Mountain Lions on Tuesday, Sept. 18. The Lady Bears will host Bridgeport at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20. Brewster will be on the road at Manson on Tuesday, Sept. 25.