The Storm Continues to Rain Down on the South West Division with a 2-1 Win Over Southern Rival The San Diego Flash

Santa Clarita, California- Saturday night at Del Norte High School in San Diego was the scene of a re-match from the 2012 season, where the Storm spoiled a potentially undefeated season for the Flash by beating them in Santa Clarita for the final game of the 2012 season. Saturday night was also the first meeting for these two teams here on the 2013 season. The Flashes were hosting and coming off of a 2-0 loss to the L.A
Pateadores last week on the road. The Flash was hoping for a victory in front of their home town fans for the first time this season. However it was the Storm again who spoiled things for the Flash as the Storm scored two goals in the first 33 minutes of the game and made it stand as the Storm beat the Southern rivals 2-1 in front of a Flash home town crown of about 200 fans! Andres Bueno captilized on both finishing

Andres Bueno -Forward

opportunities for the Storm to not only secure the team the win, but also secure him-self the Player of the Game for the night.Bueno needed no more than seven minutes before seeing his first scoring opportunity.
 Storm's Alex Harlley almost had one of his own from 22 yards out. He earned himself a hard shot after carrying the ball though several Flash midfielders and defenders. To no success, the shot was a direct shot into the waiting arms of Nicolas Harpel the Flash Goalkeeper. No more than 12  minutes later (19th Minute) Andres Bueno received a pass form the right side of the field as Mauricio Harrie slid it through to a poised Bueno who bent a shot around Harpel hitting the far post and ricocheting in to capture the first goal of the game. Storms defenders steppecd up and turned away manny opportunities by the Flash
maintaining no more than one (1) shot on target for the entire first half. In the 33rd minute Alex Harlley carried the ball down the right side about 25 yards out and managed a through pass threading the Flash defenders to reach Bueno once again who quickly slipped it passed the reach of a stretched out Harpel for the his second goal and what was to be the game winner. 
The second 45 minutes was the Flash that managed to come back just three minutes into the second half to come within one after a maylay of players in front of the Storm net and the home team got one passed Perez. But again the Storm controlled most of the game even with the attempt of sevearl shots on target.

Player of the game with 2 goals

Unfortunately all were qucikly extinguished by either the Storm defenders or Perez between the pipes.  Storm managed to maintain their one goal lead to finish the game with a 2-1 victory and one
point out of the Top spot in the South West Conference.The Storm will face first place Hasental next week April 27th at home Canyon High in a 5pm match up that will be a battle for first place!
Game recap Santa Clarita Storm:
8 - Shots
11 - Saves
Goals: Andres Bueno (19th minute) ,Andres Bueno (33rd minute)
Assist. Mauricio Harrie (19th minute)Alex Harlley (33rd minute)
fouls  - 9
San Diego Flash:11 - Shots,6 -  Saves,Goals: 1 48th minute
6 - Fouls

Next Up: April 27th 5pm Canyon High School vs F.C Hasental  in a battle for first place in the South West Conference

Storm Wins Home Opener 4-3 Over Las Vegas

Santa Clarita, CA - The Storm moved in quickly Saturday Night at Harry Welch Stadium. The Home team put three goals on the board within 3 minutes in in 4-3 win in their home opener. It was Julio Lopez, Derek Dodrill and Mauricio Harrie who in the 23rd, 25th and 26th minutes of play put the Storm on the board and in the lead in the first half.  The Storm completely controlled the game the first 45 minutes of play, when in the 23rd minute the Storm's Julio Lopez started the

Julio Lopez- Midfielder

scoring off. A throw-in pass to Lopez allowed him to get a quick shot to give the Storm a 1-0 lead. Just two minutes later off of a corner kick from Lopez, defender Derek Dodrill took the cross and headed it passed the Stallions goal-keeper Julio Garcia. Fina-lly on a very quick turnover the Storm's Tyler Coombes completed a pass to Mauricio Harrie who found himself in the box, pulling Garcia out and lobbing the ball to the far post to catch Garcia off balanced and out of his net to put away the third goal in as many minutes.  The Storm held the Stallions F.C to only one shot, however the second 45 minutes was a whole different story as the Stallions found new life and came out with a desire and started controlling the ball. Just 11 minutes into the second half Edgar Luna of the Stallions took a shot across his body and from 30 yards out and blasted a shot that was just inches from the fingers of Storm 'keeper Miguel Lopez and Luna had put the Stallions on the
board with their first goal of the season. That gave the Las Vegas team what they needed and they started to apply much more consistent pressure to the Storm. No more than five minutes
later they came back on the attack and in the 61st minute forward Gerardo Romero received a pass from Luna in the box and capitilzed on it to put his team within 1 in what was now a
3-2 contest. In the 68th minute on a recovered pass the Storm began an attack lead by second half substitute Vicente Arredondo at the 20 yard line, took a shot that hit a Stallion player and
landed in front of Tyler Coombes who put in what ended up to be the game winner. In the 78th minute the Stallions challenged that with an attack quickly taking a shot on target that keeper
Miguel Lopez came out and saved! However the ball took a bounce off of Lopez and the Stallions Anthony Escamilla picked up the loose ball and but his team within one again. The Stallions F.C still determined pressed for the next 26 minutes of regular and stoppage time, but the Storm defense held the visitors off to pick up the 'W' and three much needed points in their home opener victory..

Storm 1-1-0
Stallions - 0-2-0
Player of the Game:

Photo's by Juan Miranda

Tyler Coombes
with the game winning goal in the 68th minute The Storm will now travel to San Diego to face F.C Boca for the first time this season.  The Storm will return home on April 27th and will face off with F.C Hasental in a 5:00p.m kick-off at Canyon High School - Harry Welch Stadium