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Soccer: U-14 Girls Traveling Team, Lassen Arsenal, Get Win #3 at Home

susanvilleautosports180by Niki Cunningham
Sports Editor

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Bob Nielsen 

Lassen Arsenal was back in action against another U-14 girls team, this time from Trinity. The Trinity side came shorthanded, so the game was played with 9 on a side instead of 11.  Arsenal’s 5 substitutes came in handy in the heat of the late summer afternoon.  Lassen dominated the field in the first half, both offensively and defensively.  This was due in large part to the fresh legs that came into the game ever 5-8 minutes.  The girls moved the ball up the field with accurate passing and good ball control to keep the pressure on the Trinity goalkeeper.  Throughout the half, the Lassen side put more than a dozen shots on goal, and the Lassen defense kept goalkeeper Lexie Stevens from making a single save.  At the end of the first 35 minute half, neither team had scored.
After halftime, Arsenal came out and began to pound away at the goalie again.  However, Trinity responded with several strong counter attacks, and Goalie Gabi Nielsen came up with a couple of big saves, including on at close range at the near post.  Once the offense got the ball back, strikers Paige Martin and Amber Jackson both pounded shots off goalposts, but neither one resulted in a goal.  However, the offensive pressure finally paid off as Martin put one in the lower left hand side net, and Kristen Zamora snuck one just past the keeper in the lower right hand side.  After the two quick goals, Trinity put the heat on the Lassen Defense, and Nielsen came up with a few more key saves.  When the ref blew the final whistle the score was 2-0 in Arsenal’s favor.  This is Lassen’s second straight shut-out, and third straight win.  They will take to the pitch next week in Red Bluff.
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 L to R standing in the back: Bob Nielsen, Coach, Lexie Stevens, Emma Newton, Brittney Patton, Paige Martin, Sam Magarrell, Hillary Magarrell (Coach)

Middle Row (kneeling): Shannon Ferrall, Allie Magarrell, Lily Buehler, Jamie Elliot, Amber Jackson, Lily Francois
Front Row (sitting): Gabi Nielsen, Kristen Zamora, Sierra Huskey, Kaylee Dollar
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