Poway knocks off the #2 ranked team in the country- San Pasqual 1-12-12

Poway won their 4th straight game by defeating San Pasqual 1-0. San Pasqual came into the game undefeated at 10-0 and were rated # 2 in the Country and
# 1 in the State by Max Preps.

The 1st half was mostly controlled by San Pasqual as they elected to control the ball, move it around and look for the open shot. Each time they got close to the net the Poway defense was able to turn them away.

The 2nd half was much more even with lots of action from both teams. Poway was able to get on the board in the 1st 4 minutes when Sasha Peranteau sent a long ball down the right side which Eric Budniewski was able to catch up to and "one-time" it into the corner of the net. The goal set off a celebration on the Poway sideline. The problem was there were still 36 minutes to play.

Both teams had many good scoring chances. The San Pasqual goalie made a terrific diving save off a header by Sophmore Sasha Peranteau and minutes later he was able to deflect a shot by Drake Berdan off the line. Philip Bru came through with some clutch saves down the stretch and his defense played awesome. Each time San Pasqual got close to our goal, Sean Gallagher was able to clear the ball away. Carlos Rodriguez kept San Pasqual off the board in the 2nd half when he was able to clear away a ball off the line that was heading for the back of the net. Philip Bru and our defense were able to clear away the remaining chances that S.P. had and when the final whistle sounded the Poway side was able to celebrate.
Our defense has only allowed 1 goal in the past 4 games. Playing strong games were Sean Gallagher, Ben Faller, Andrew Savitt and Chris Kusunoki. Returning from injury to help in the victory was Ernie Reyes. Sasha Peranteau, Drake Berdan, Fredy Cedillo, Carlos Rodriguez, Connor Sabourin, Bryce Flores and Eric Budniewski also contributed to the team victory.