Courtesy: Guam Pacific Daily News

Hyundai advance to semis

By Brett Maluwelmeng

For Pacific Daily News

Amber Rabena's goal with less than two minutes left in regulation turned out to be the game-winner as Hyundai defeated the Tigers 2-1 in the quarterfinals of the Bud Light Women's Futsal League.

It was a mild upset as the Tigers, the No. 4 seed, won the last meeting with the fifth-seeded Hyundai.

In yesterday's match, Tanya Blas-Cruz put Hyundai up just five and a half minutes in and it stayed that way until the halftime break. Then three minutes after the restart, Caroline Quigley found the back of the net with a blast from the top of the arc to bring the teams back on level terms.

Just as the match seemed destined for extra time, Rabena knocked home the winner with 1:33 left on the clock.
"It feels good to win, but I think (the goal) was all luck," Rabena said with a grin. "I just swung, I didn't aim."

Be that as it may, the goal ensured Hyundai a place in the semifinals against the top-seeded Orange Crushers. The playoffs are slated to continue on Nov. 19.

In other matches yesterday:

No. 1 Orange Crushers 3, No. 8 Andersen Bombers 1: The Crushers reached the semis behind goals from Shelby Kier, Elyssa Lemapu and Simie Willter. Nicole Boxley scored for the Bombers.

No. 2 Guam Shipyard 8, No. 7 Quality Distributors 5: Victoria Shimizu knocked in five goals to lead Shipyard to the victory. Deidre Weakley added two goals and Roze San Nicolas had the other. Jodi Nelson led Quality with a hat trick while Lorelei Nelson and Ianna Mariano put in one apiece.

No. 3 Strykers 5, No. 6 ASC DeYo 3: Koharu Minato, Rachel Landfried, Terea Tapu, Amanda Mesa and Michelle Presnell all scored a goal for the Strykers, who will face Shipyard in the other semifinal. Christina Philistine led DeYo with a brace while teammate Charisse Bolabola added the other goal.




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