Soccer: Rea tops Newport Coast, 5-1

Richard Dunn

COSTA MESA - With excellent ball-control skills and the ability to

pass on a dime, the Rea third- and fourth-grade boys soccer team appears

unstoppable as Coach Nathan Urone’s squad would like to make up for last

year.

Rea defeated Newport Coast, 5-1, in the quarterfinals Saturday in the

Pilot Cup at the Farm Field, and will face Our Lady Queen of Angels in

today’s semifinals at 9:30 a.m.

“We’re real excited,” Urone said. “Our boys keep asking about the

semifinals and finals. The boys want to take the Cup home, of course.”

Rea captured last year’s Daily Pilot Cup in the boys fifth- and

sixth-grade division, but lost to Andersen, 2-1, in the quarterfinals of

the third- and fourth-grade competition.

“We should have at least made it to the finals last year,” Urone said.

“We just had a bad game.”

Left forward David Rosette made sure there would be no “bad game” for

Rea in the quarterfinals this year, as he scored two goals, including the

first goal in the third minute. Juan Gonzalez gave Rosette a beautiful

cross through the 18-yard box to assist on the goal.

Gonzalez, a center forward, scored the second goal and later added

another assist as Rea built a 4-0 halftime lead.

Rosette scored his second goal in the 16th minute for a 3-0 Rea

advantage, then right halfback Aldo Castillo closed out the first half

with a late goal for a 4-0 lead.

Left wing Angel Jimenez added Rea’s fifth goal in the second half,

before Newport Coast got on the scoreboard when Chris Freeman booted in a

penalty kick.

“That was an outstanding team,” Newport Coast Coach Chris Gaal said.

“They pass the ball beautifully. We’re a good little team for a small

school (and only two years old). That Rea team is a classy team. We

played well (in two pool-play games) to get to the quarterfinals, but we

were running on fumes at the end.”

Rea goalkeeper Kevin Madariaga finished with five saves, while Newport

Coast’s goalies, constantly peppered by Rea shots on goal, kept the game

reasonably close. Scott Youngman had 10 saves in the first half for

Newport Coast, while Tony McCoy had five in the second.

“Those two boys played great,” Gaal said. “They only scored five

goals.”

For the Newport Coast players, they were especially excited because it

was the first time a team in any sport has played in competition for the

school.