Poway advances to Div. 1 Semi-Finals by beating Chula Vista 2-1. 2-24-12

Poway was able to control most of the game. They got on the board 1st when Eric Budniewski sent a corner kick across the box to Ben Faller who rose above the defense and headed it into the back of the net. The remainder of the half was tight but neither team was able to take advantage and the half ended 1-0 for Poway.

Sasha Peranteau gave Poway a 2-0 lead on a real nice blast from the 20 yard line that seemed to fool the goalie. Poway looked like they were going to give Philip Bru his 11th shutout of the year until Chula Vista scored off an own goal by Poway to make the game close at 2-1. Poway held Chula Vista off for the final 15 minutes to earn the hard fought victory.

Sean Gallagher, Chris Kusunoki, Kyle Hess, Ernie Reyes and Andrew Savitt played terrific defense in keeping Chula Vista away from goaltender Philip Bru.

Poway will play @ Torrey Pines in the C.I.F. Div. 1 semi-finals @ 5:00pm on Tuesday, Feb. 28th with the winners moving on to the finals.