According to Coach Philip Duhon, Westwood Boys Soccer Team are Area Champions! Last night, the Warriors were matched up in the second round against 10th-ranked Klein Forest, who had previously lost only one game this season. Klein Forest struck first with a goal in the 13th minute that I felt was against the run of play. The remainder of the first half for the Warriors was played on our heels.
At halftime, Coach Duhon spoke about playing without fear, and then senior Wesley Ng stood up among his team and gave an impassioned speech which took hold with the team and turned the tide of the game. In the 43rd minute, David Gottardi slotted home a Brady Freehill free kick that the keeper could not corral, and in just the 46th minute the turnaround was complete as Tom Gottardi took a pass from Camron Lennon and did the rest of the work to make it 2:1. The heroics were not over, as with 6 minutes left, Jason Dolan saved a penalty kick.
