Valiente II/Tonkawa vs. Coca-Cola

02/25/2012, 12:00 pm |

Valiente II/Tonkawa - 13, Coca-Cola - 10

Coca-Cola’s high-flying season ground to a halt Saturday afternoon as Valiente II knocked them out of the C. V. Whitney Cup field with a 13-10 loss.

Coca-Cola had captured the first two tournaments of the season and destroyed a talent-laden Audi team 14-7 in the 26-goal tournament opener, but came up short as they faced the combination of 10-goalers Adolfo Cambiaso, Pelon Stirling and company.

In a stop and start first chukker, Julio Arellano scored two penalty goals for Coca-Cola while Valiente II answered with a 40-yard penalty goal from Cambiaso and a goal from the field from Stirling. After the first seven minutes of play the score was all even at 2-2.

Valiente II poured the pressure on in the second, picking up single goals from Cambiaso and Stirling while the team’s defense limited Coca-Cola to a single penalty goal from Arellano. Valiente II took the 4-3 lead into the third period.

Valiente II team captain, Robert Jornayvaz broke through the Coca-Cola defense and drove the ball through the goalposts for a 5-3 edge when Coke came alive. A penalty goal from Arellano was complimented by a goal from the field from Gillian Johnston and the first half ended in a 5-5 tie.

In the fourth chukker Valiente II showed why they selected 6-goaler Matias Zavaleta as their fourth player as he scored three straight goals from the field in about three minutes, 8-5. Hilario Ulloa responded with a goal for Coca-Cola but a 60-yard penalty goal from Cambiaso closed out the scoring in the chukker with Valiente II holding a 9-6 lead.

Arellano got Coca-Cola back into it in the fifth, scoring twice from the field, but another goal from Cambiaso kept Valiente II in charge with a 10-8 edge.

Valiente II put any mystery as to how the game would end to rest in the final chukker with Cambiaso scoring twice (once from the field and once on a penalty shot) and Stirling adding another goal for a 13-8 advantage. Arellano salvaged some pride with a pair of goals to end the game, but it was Valiente II with the 13-10 win.

Arellano led all scoring with eight goals. Johnston and Ulloa added single goals in the loss.

Cambiaso scored six times for Valiente II. Stirling and Zavaleta added three goals apiece and Jornayvaz picked up a goal in the win.