With time ticking down on their undefeated season, the Cubberley girls’ soccer team turned it on when they needed to as they scored two goals in the final 10 minutes to defeat Nelson 2-1 and claim the LBUSD All-City Division 2 title on Wednesday.
“This was the second game we were behind,” Cubberley coach Lawrence Seville said. “But I knew the girls had it in them. We had 90 percent of the possession. We just needed to get it in. Hats off to Nelson, they played a really good game, but our girls were totally resilient and stepped up to the plate and showed that we are deserving of this.”
Nelson had the Cubs on their heels after Michelle Martinez scored in the 11th minute to give the Knights a 1-0 lead.
For 50 minutes, it looked like the Knights would be able to hold off the Cubs, but with time ticking down Keira Gallo scored to tie the game with less than 10 minutes left.
Cubberley’s Briella Carrillo delivered the game-winner with less than five minutes remaining to win the game.
