Uriel Liquidano is one of four seniors on the CHS boys soccer squad. (John Fisken photo)
“Not our finest game.”
With his team buffeted Thursday by a quick Bellevue Christian squad, a harsh reffing crew and the constant threat of thunder and lightning, the season did not end the way Coupeville High School boys soccer coach Kyle Nelson would have liked.
By the time things were done at Oak Harbor Stadium, the Wolf booters had absorbed a 5-0 loss, leaving them one-and-done in the district playoffs.
Coupeville finishes 4-11-1, while BC (6-8) advances to play Vashon Island in another loser-out game.
Thursday’s game was frustrating all around.
With the day morphing from blazing sun to stormy doom ‘n gloom, there were two 45-minute delays because of lightning — one right before the game was scheduled to start and another deep in the first half.
Officials decided to skip a halftime break to try and keep things going.
Those same refs called the game extremely tight, benefiting Bellevue Christian, which relied on speed, and not Coupeville, which was ready to rumble in the trenches.
The Wolves, who received just one yellow card all season, were handed multiple warnings Thursday, with Bellevue Christian getting seven free kicks to none for Coupeville.
BC got on the board less than a minute into the game, scoring off of a header set up by one of those free kicks.
The Vikings tacked on two more goals in the first half, one off a corner kick, the other on, yep, a free kick.
With the game in hand, Bellevue tossed in two more scores in the second half to pad the final margin.
Coupeville had several shots on goal, but couldn’t get one to find the back of the net.
The playoff tilt marked the end of the run for CHS seniors Zack Nall, Uriel Liquidano, Nick Dion and Brandon Jansen.
Final season scoring stats:
Aram Leyva – 6
Ethan Spark – 6
William Nelson – 4
Zack Nall – 3
Hunter Downes – 2
Uriel Liquidano – 2
James Wood – 2
Laurence Boado – 1
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