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CIF-SS BOYS SOCCER SEMIFINALSMunozlast-minute heroicsgive Servite thrilling victoryORANGE COUNTY REGISTERDaniel Munoz doesn’t really know what happened in the closing seconds of stoppage time on Tuesday’s CIF-SS Division 1 semifinal.Loyola’s goalkeeper could have punched the ball away or it could have bounced off one of his Servite boys soccer teammates standing in the box.But there was the ball, sitting right next to Munoz, a defender who has knocked in one varsity goal during his career.His second, though, turned out to be a historic one for the Friars.With 20 seconds remaining in the game, Munoz volleyed a shot underneath the crossbar to deliver a 1-0 victory against second-seeded Loyola of Los Angeles, putting Servite in its first CIF championship matchsince 1982.Once the ball hit the back of the net, the celebration began with Munoz eventually disappearing in a crowd of a 100 or so Servite students who ran onto the field.“All I saw was the ball heading out to the top of the box. 1 took a touch and drilled it,” Munoz said. “It was natural. It just happened, and we are going to the finals. That is all I ever wanted.”Servite will face San Clemente in the championship match on Friday or Saturday. The CIF-SS will announce thefinals schedule today.“I think these boys have come together. The boys they believe,” first-year Servite coach Jon Spencer said. “There is not one individual on the team. We are a bunch of brothers who love each other.” Had it not been for Keith Murphy, Servite’s sophomore goalkeeper, Munoz’s goal wouldn’t have had such an impact.MIGUEL VASCONCELLOS, FOR THE REGISTERServite's Felipe Silva and Loyola's Connor Carman qo up for the header during Tuesday's game.Two times in the 78th minute, Murphy made diving saves, stopping Loyola shots from just outside the 6-yard box. Murphy finished with five saves in posting his third consecutive shutout.He has been a rock in goal. He has kept us in games all season long,” Spencer said. “He puts in the hard work. He has stepped up when his time has come.”DAMIAN DOTTORE In the other Division 1 semifinal:San Clemente 3, JSerra 2:Oscar Hernandez scored the deciding goal in the 63rd minute to lift the Tritons (29-2-1) past the visiting Lions (18-4-3) and into the championship game.“I’m just thrilled to get that shot. I called it yesterday,” Hernandez said. “I knew I was going to score.”It appeared as if it was going to be a Tritons runaway in the first half. Bryce Kaminski andColin McDermott scored goals four minutes apart to give San Clemente a 2-0 lead.Alex Duarte answered for the Lions w'ith a goal of his own in the 29th minute.It would stay 2-1 until Hernandez scored with 17 minutes left. Duarte also added a goal in the final minutes to make it a one-goal game.This will be the Tritons’ second trip to the final in three years.ANTONIO MORALESLoara’s wild-card ride aliveORANGE COUNTY REGISTERRelief and jubilation swept over the Loa-ra bovs soccer team as its CIF-SS Divi-sion 2 semifinal ended.The Saxons, who started the playolts as an at-large team in the wild-card round, continued their unexpected adventure in the postseason by beating Royal of Simi Valley, 1-0, on Tuesday at Loara High.The victory advances the Saxons (15-5-4) to their first boys soccer championship game in school history.“No one thought we would get this far,” said Luis Aguayo, who had the winning goal in Loara’s quarterfinal victory over top-seeded Santiago of Corona. “We started from the bottom. Now we’re here.”The Saxons will face Warren of Downey in the final on Friday or Saturday. The CIF-SS will announce the finals schedule today.Freshman Rafael Reyes scored in the40th minute and goalkeeper Juan CarlosRamirez made 13 saves.ANDREW TURNER, For the RegisterIn another semifinal:In Division 3:El Rancho of Pico Rivera 3, Century 2 lt;0T): The top-seeded and visiting Dons (25-2-1) scored a disputed goal seven minutes into overtime to beat the Centurions(14-10-4).Christian Roldan scored all three goals for El Rancho, and Ronaldo Pineda scoredhis eighth goal of the playoffs for Century.Century’s Kevin Alberto tied the score 2-2 in the 72nd minute to eventually forceovertime.“It’s a tough one to lose when we were i truly the better team, I thought, today,”: Centurv coach Bruce Silverman said. “We» V; made a couple of defensive errors (and): they capitalized.”j The game ended when Roldan’s header• from a corner kick deflected off the under-: side of the crossbar, came down and j bounced away from the goal.\ As the Century players tried to clear it, i the assistant referee along the sideline j ruled that the ball had crossed the goal line. ! “That goal was questionable,” Silverman : said.j “A lot of* people didn’t think it went in,i but obviously it’s the referee that makes• *j that decision.”JOHN WILKINSON, For the Register
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