High School SportsFriday, November 6
Ninth-seeded Sandia beats Capital 5-1 for its first boys soccer title in 34 years
The Morning Albuquerque team
If you missed Thursday night at the UNM Soccer Complex, you missed a Cinderella story. No. 9 seed Sandia beat No. 7 Capital 5-1 in the Class 5A boys final, and senior Teo Ojeda scored a hat trick.
Sandia won 5-1 as the lower seed with a similar record
| Sandia | Measure | Capital |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Final score | 1 |
| 9 | Seed | 7 |
| 16 | Wins | 16 |
| 7 | Losses | 6 |
| 1 | Ties | 2 |
Source: Albuquerque Journal
Capital had beaten Sandia twice in district play. KRQE notes the Matadors knocked out defending champion La Cueva in the quarterfinals and beat Cleveland in the semifinals.
- First goal: Jade Field, 10th minute
- Capital's only goal: a late penalty kick
- Regular season: Capital beat Sandia twice in district play
Ojeda powered Sandia's first title in 34 years
- 34 years
- since Sandia's last boys soccer title
- No. 9
- seed Sandia held in the final
- 3 goals
- by Teo Ojeda in the final
- 2 assists
- from Ojeda in the final
Sources: Albuquerque Journal, Santa Fe New Mexican, KRQE NEWS 13
“We were ruthless, we were efficient and we were ready to put it away.”
Ojeda's mother, Loreyna, is a 1997 Capital graduate, the Santa Fe New Mexican reports in its game story. She cheered with a beach ball-sized cutout of his face on a stick.
Sources: Albuquerque Journal, Santa Fe New Mexican, KRQE NEWS 13