The Eagles' 2-1 Revenge

Written By: Diana Eng

Today, the Eagles once again faced George Washington who were victorious in the previous game they had together. The Eagles' previous loss of 2-1 pushed the lady eagles to strive for a win. In the beginning of the first half, the Eagles were down 0-1. The Eagles made a comeback and the first goal was scored by Karla Kirsch from the left side of the field. The ball grazed a defending player and then went into the goal. Tied 1-1, the Eagles fought hard to shoot their winning goal. During the second half of the game, Yesenia Cornejo sprinted up the field past two defenders and beautifully shot the ball right past the goalie. Goalie Ewa Pruszkowska also played a great game defending the goal. She was neither shy to sweep the ball off of the ground nor from one's foot. The Eagles came home victorious after their tough fight against an evenly matched team.
This win was the eighth of the season, which clinched the Eagles acceptance into the 2010 Bronx-Manhattan Playoffs and also led to the Eagles' fourth win in the South Bronx and being undefeated on the South Bronx High School soccer field.

It was decided that there would be two players of the game, one of which is Gennesis Alava (pictured left). She played great defense and won every ball. The Eagles' side of the field was well-defended and balls were in general absent of dangerous shots. The other player of the game was Catherine Alvarado (pictured right) who stepped up her game today as a forward. She had sprinted repeatedly past the defenders, dribbled the ball towards the goal and made close shots on goal.

The Eagles regained their pride as they defeated the very adversaries they had previously lost to. Good luck to the Eagles in their next game on Thursday, October 14th in Central Park against Julia Richman.