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What: Kaham Games Girls 8th Grade Soccer Semifinals
When: 5:00 Sunday 4th, 2012
Where: Glendale
Last night during the 28th Kaham Games there was an exciting soccer game played between Mesrobian and Chamlian schools. A week ago last Sunday the 8th grade Chamlian girl’s team defeated Mesrobian 5-1, which set up a semifinals rematch of the same two teams last night. It was going to be a battle from the beginning as the teams traded shots early and both teams nearly scored several times. With about 6:00 to go in the 1st half Taline Bagoian took the ball down the right side of the field and made a great cross pass to teammate Victoria Cinquegrani who directly passed to a wide open Natasha Perumean who struck it hard in the back of the net. The sideline erupted in cheers as Mesrobian had the lead 1 – 0. The half ended and both teams took a much needed rest.
The second half started and the Mesrobian girls played Coach Kev Bagoian’s plan to perfection. They played aggressive defense and marked their opponents all over the field. Several key defensive plays were made by Alida Piliguian, Mariam Mnatsakanian, Hasmig Veilleux, and Anush Ghoogasian. Lara Ghoogasian handled the throw ins for the game and she did an outstanding job along with playing stellar defense also. Knar Baghdasarian, who is the goalie for Mesrobian, made several key saves to preserve the shutout for Mesrobian.
Overall both teams played great soccer and put on a great show for the parents and fans who attended the game. It was one of those games where you hate to see a team lose, but this night belonged to the gritty Bulldogs of Mesrobian. The championship game is scheduled for this coming Sunday 11th at 2:00pm at the Glendale Sports Complex.
-Coach "P"
