Boys' Soccer: Douglas upsets rival Carson

The Tigers boys' soccer team scored two goals in a three-minute span of the second half to keep their playoff hopes alive.

Douglas is 6-5-2 going into its Tuesday game against Fallon. Carson dropped to 8-4-1. Even with a win on Tuesday against South Tahoe, the best Carson could hope for is second place.

Douglas bunched up its defense in the back throughout the match, and Carson was unable to execute well enough to bring the Tigers out of that alignment.

"It (the move) enabled me to play three in the back with two stoppers," said Milko Vasquez, Douglas head coach. "Tyler Bankofier stepped up (played real well)."

Carson had a great opportunity for the game's first goal when Ian Gunn put up a shot that went off the hands of Douglas keeper Ivan Gonzalez and off the post.

Rafael Alves gave Douglas a 1-0 lead in the 59th minute. In the 62nd minute, Edgar Arceo blasted one past Pedro Chavez to make it 2-0.

"That was a hustle play by Edgar," said Vasquez.

Carson coach Nate Brigham switched from a two-forward attack to a three-forward attack around the 50th minute, and that move helped Carson score its only goal of the match as Luis Camacho blasted one in around the 78th minute.

There was grumbling by some players about the alignment switch, but Brigham defended the move, and pointed out that it was the third forward who scored the team's only goal.

Brigham correctly pointed out that while Carson moved the ball well it hadn't been able to finish any shots.

"We had five in the back when they scored the first goal," Brigham said. " We were at a point where we were already guaranteed. The only way we had a shot at the championship is to win both."