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Bulldogs Triumph Over Titans
If there was any fear of a letdown after last week’s big win, the early moments of Sunday’s Championship game put all anxiety to rest. The “gritty little” Bulldogs jumped out to an early lead in the first minute of the game after executing a play designed by Coach Kev Bagoian. The opening kick was taken by the Bulldogs and passed backwards. In the meantime all three forwards sprinted towards the Titans goal area. The ball was passed beautifully forward and was touched by Taline Bagoian, Natasha Perumean and then trickled into an open net off the foot of Alida Piliguian. The fans went crazy as there were many who were just settling into watch the game.
The next few minutes of the game was back and forth with the defense of Mariam Mnatsakanian, Hasmig Veilleux, and Lara Ghoogasian picking up right where they had been the whole tournament. It seemed as there was no way a ball would even get through to goalkeeper Knar Baghdasarian as the girls covered for each other all over the field and cleared the ball out of the zone effortlessly. In about the seventh minute of the game the Bulldogs struck again with a goal scored by Natasha Perumean from her left foot. The ball was played forward and passed from Alida Piliguian. Once again the sideline erupted with applause, loud cheering, and even a few barks!
The first half came to a close and the team listened intently to Coach Bagoian’s second half adjustments. He advised the girls to run for as long as they could until they were tired and then he would substitute them out. So, the girls did just that. They ran until they couldn’t run anymore and Anush Ghoogasian and Victoria Cinquegrani came into the game and did a terrific job of filling in key spots. The Bulldogs had a chance in the middle of the second half to make it three to nothing but a shot by Natasha Perumean and rebound by Victoria Cinquegrani were stopped by the opposing goalie. The Titans had a few chances in the second half also, but all of their efforts were denied by Knar Baghdasarian who recorded another shutout.
Overall we can’t be more proud of our girls who faced enormous challenges along the way, but they stuck to Coach Kev’s plan and came out victorious. We can’t say thank you enough to Coach Kev, who is an alumnus of Mesrobian, for taking time out and coaching our girls to victory. It was a great tournament for us all to enjoy and one that I will never forget as being a first year Athletic Director.
- Coach P
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