Bellarmine at Bishop O'Dowd Boys Soccer 2.28.23

IVAN GARCIA HERE IN OAKLAND FOR CIF NORCAL FIRST ROUND PLAYOFFS AS BISHOP O’DOWD HOST BELLARMINE. MIDWAY POINT OF THE FIRST HALF, BELLARMINE JUMPS THE DEFENSE, KASDAN BLATTMAN STEALS THE BALL, NATHANIEL VILLANO GATHERS THE BALL, PASSES TO BLATTMAN WHO GETS A GOOD LOOK BUT OWEN LEE OLSON GOES ALL OUT TO MAKE THE GLOVE SAVE. FEW MINUTES LATER, IAN PEARCE SENDS A CROSS INTO THE BOX, DEFLECTS OFF A O’DOWD DEFENDER AND VILLANO SENDS A LASER TO THE BACK RIGHT CORNER OF THE NET. AND THE ONLY WAY TO CELEBRATE THIS BEAUTIFUL ONE HOP GOAL, SIIIUUU. BELLS LEAD 1-NOTHING AT THE HALF. SECOND HALF ACTION NOW, DRAGONS LOOKING TO TIE THE GAME, THEO VERNER PASSES TO IAN NASIF, FREES HIMSELF FROM THE DEFENSE AND SENDS A SHOT TOWARDS THE GOAL BUT NIC THIELE DIVES TO MAKE THE SAVE. BELLARMINE LOOKING TO TAG ON ANOTHER GOAL, KAVI KRISHNAN FINDS KEAGAN RHODEDS WHO TRIES TO BACK HEEL IN THE SHOT BUT LEE OLSON PUTS HIS BODY ON THE LINE TO CLEAR THE BALL. BELLS GO ON TO GET THE 1-NOTHING UPSET VICTORY OVER THE DRAGONS AFTER VILLANO SCORES THE LONE GOAL.