STEPHEN RAY HERNANDEZ | SPECIAL TO THE MONITOR
EDINBURG — Edinburg North came away victorious Tuesday night against Edinburg Economedes in a matchup of two teams with unblemished District 31-6A girls soccer records.
The Lady Cougars earned a 1-0 decision in what was a thriller.
“Well, we knew it was gonna be a tough one,” Edinburg North coach Daniel Valdez said. “The girls played their hearts out tonight, but we still have a long ways to go.”
Although the game was close the entire way, it didn’t look like that early on.
Less than three minutes into the match, freshman midfielder Beth Ramos nailed a strike across the field to put the Lady Cougars on the board for what would eventually be the game-winning score.
“We expected a tight matchup and that’s exactly what we had tonight,” said Edinburg Economedes coach Robert Garcia. “We played very well, but it just wasn’t our night so we’re going to have to continue to keep fighting.”
The Lady Jaguars had an ample opportunity to tie the match with just 10:26 to go when Sofia Hernandez hammered a shot into the goal that ricocheted off the post and missed the goal line by a mere couple of inches.
Economedes continued to push until the last few seconds of the game, coming up short with a final head shot that missed the mark with 12 seconds left.
The matchup proved to be a near replica from earlier in the season when the two teams ended 0-0 in regulation before Edinburg North took the victory 3-2 on penalty kicks.