SLIDESHOW: Foster fells Evergreen, 5-1
Mon, 04/27/2015
By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR
Foster felled Evergreen, 5-1, Friday in a Seamount League boys soccer fray.
The Bulldogs kept their playoff hopes alive with the victory at Highline Memorial Stadium, improving their league record to 6-5-0 and their overall mark to 8-5-0.
The Seamount's two Class 3A teams lead the way, with Kennedy Catholic at 8-0-2 and Hazen at 8-2-1.
Lindbergh and Tyee are tied for third overall and for first among 2A teams at 6-4-1, followed by Foster at 6-5-0 and Highline at 5-6-0. Renton brings up the rear at 0-9-1.
Foster will finish off its season against Lindbergh, Highline and Renton.
"We've got a couple tough games ahead of us, and we have to win all three to get a good seed to sub-districts," said Bulldogs head coach Nasir Tura
Evergreen fell to 0-9-2 in Seamount League action and is out of the running for the postseason.
Desire Katameya scored first for Foster on Friday on a Naji Haji assist with 23:30 to play in the first half, then Ameer Kanawi struck on a Mohamed Duntow assist at 4:40.
Jalal Haji sparked the Bulldogs' second half scoring with 3:20 elapsed, knocking in a Sui Thang assist.
Freshman Josue Pedroza came close to scoring for Evergreen with 30:50 remaining in the second half, with a hot shot just bouncing off the right post.
Pedroza did score at the 29:00 mark on another hot shot that found the back of the net.
Katameya hit the right post on a penalty kick with 17:45 remaining in the match, then did score on a ground ball shot at 15:35 to make it 4-1 in favor of Foster.
Kanawai scored the Bulldogs' final goal with 2:00 left on a Jalal Haji assist.