{"id":1314563,"date":"2019-09-12T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/angel-bernals-late-goal-leads-glenwood-springs-soccer-over-montrose-1-0\/"},"modified":"2019-09-12T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T05:00:00","slug":"angel-bernals-late-goal-leads-glenwood-springs-soccer-over-montrose-1-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/angel-bernals-late-goal-leads-glenwood-springs-soccer-over-montrose-1-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Angel Bernal\u2019s late goal leads Glenwood Springs soccer over Montrose, 1-0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.56038647343\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-987575-366\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodMontrosesoccer-GPI-091319-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodMontrosesoccer-GPI-091319-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent | Glenwood Springs Demon German Alvarado jumps over the goalie in an attempt to score against the Montrose Indians during Thursday night's home game at Stubler Memorial Field.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Glenwood Springs Demon German Alvarado jumps over the goalie in an attempt to score against the Montrose Indians during Thursday night&#8217;s home game at Stubler Memorial Field.<\/strong><br \/>Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodMontrosesoccer-GPI-091319-1.jpg\" alt=\"Glenwood Springs Demon German Alvarado jumps over the goalie in an attempt to score against the Montrose Indians during Thursday night's home game at Stubler Memorial Field.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodMontrosesoccer-GPI-091319-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodMontrosesoccer-GPI-091319-1-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent | Glenwood Springs Demon Alan Videla dribbles the ball past the defending Montrose Indians during Thursday night's home game at Stubler Memorial Field.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Glenwood Springs Demon Alan Videla dribbles the ball past the defending Montrose Indians during Thursday night&#8217;s home game at Stubler Memorial Field.<\/strong><br \/>Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodMontrosesoccer-GPI-091319-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Glenwood Springs Demon Alan Videla dribbles the ball past the defending Montrose Indians during Thursday night's home game at Stubler Memorial Field.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/angel-bernals-late-goal-leads-glenwood-springs-soccer-over-montrose-1-0\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/angel-bernals-late-goal-leads-glenwood-springs-soccer-over-montrose-1-0\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Glenwood senior forward Angel Bernal skied high in the box to head home the decisive goal with just under 12 minutes remaining Thursday night at Stubler Memorial Field, sending the Demons to a 1-0 win over the visiting Montrose Indians in non-league action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The regular season redemption tour continued for the Demons, as Glenwood avenged last season\u2019s loss at Montrose with a win Thursday night. Glenwood opened the regular season with a win over Durango after losing in Durango last season to open up the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">It certainly wasn\u2019t pretty against Montrose, but the Demons continued to stay focused and play relentless soccer while leaning on a superb defense, ultimately leading to the once chance they needed late, capitalizing for the win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI saw a lot of determination and focus, and I saw a mentality that weren\u2019t going to give up a goal,\u201d Wayne Smith, Glenwood\u2019s veteran head coach, said. \u201cIt\u2019s reminded me of the way that they played in our playoff run last year. We\u2019ve given up one goal in four games; we\u2019re not scoring many goals, but our defense has been terrific, and we find a way to defend at a high level and get that one goal that we need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Prior to Bernal\u2019s heroics, senior captain and center back Mitchell Burt was the hero much of the night, pairing with younger brother and freshman center back Cameron Burt, senior right back Aidan Partch, and senior left back Edwin Francia to stymie Montrose\u2019s attack all night long. The Indians had just four shots on goal all night, which was a testament to standout play from the back line once again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI can\u2019t say enough about our back line,\u201d Smith said. \u201cMitchell was tremendous tonight, and his younger brother Cameron did a great job tonight as well. The whole group was terrific; they deserve a lot of credit for tonight\u2019s outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Montrose\u2019s best chance of the night came midway through the second half as senior forward Bryan Delgado shook free from the back line and darted after a ball played over the top of the Glenwood defense. Delgado found himself all alone with the ball as he closed in on Glenwood goalkeeper Carlos Guardado with a chance to take the lead. Out of nowhere though, Burt \u2013 a three-year varsity player for the Demons \u2013 tracked down Delgado and slid in front of his shot attempt, blocking the ball away from danger, igniting the home crowd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Burt, a first-team 4A Western Slope League and second-team All-State player last season, made a difficult play look routine, which has come to be the norm for the senior captain, who is quickly staking a claim for the best center back on the Western Slope.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cHe\u2019s got great vision, great technique, and great closing speed,\u201d Smith said. \u201cHe\u2019s going to do it cleanly and do it effectively. A lot of kids just can\u2019t do that. He just has the mentality to make every play back there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">As the defense stood tall much of the night, Glenwood\u2019s high-powered attack continued its struggles to find the back of the net early in the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Glenwood controlled possession throughout the night, keeping Montrose pinned in its own end, but when the chances came, the Demons couldn\u2019t finish in the final third.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Senior forward German Alvarado, Glenwood\u2019s leading goal scorer last season, had the best chance of the first half around the midway mark, taking a racing to a throughball from Cameron Burt to break in on Montrose goalkeeper Greg Sheya. Alvarado let loose a right-footed blast that had promise, but the shot was just wide right, keeping the game knotted at 0-0. Sophomore forward Reid Swanson then had two great chances late in the first half, but the young forward also couldn\u2019t get two shots in close past Sheya, sending the two teams into the break scoreless.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Coming out of the half, Montrose nearly struck first as senior Jorge Baeza found himself wide open on the doorstep of Glenwood\u2019s goal after a great run along the end line by Delgado. Baeza had all the time in the world to slot home the shot for the lead, but the senior rushed his left-footed shot from in close, sailing Montrose\u2019s best chance high over the crossbar as the Glenwood faithful breathed a sigh of relief.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Shortly after, Bernal skied for the icebreaker with 11:55 left in the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe kind of like Angel\u2019s height, and he plays pretty physical,\u201d Smith said. \u201cWhen we play teams with big back lines like we did tonight, he can really take advantage in those situations; that\u2019s definitely one of his strengths.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Holding a 1-0 lead, Glenwood\u2019s defense clamped down even tighter on Montrose\u2019s attack, frustrating the veteran Indians into some silly yellow cards, allowing the Demons to pick up the 1-0 win at home, pushing their season record to 4-0.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThe boys have that mentality; they know what it takes to make a deep playoff run,\u201d Smith said. \u201cMy words are coming back to haunt me because I always say it takes one goal to win a soccer game. If we defend and possess the ball like we have so far this year, I\u2019d feel a lot more comfortable capitalizing on a few more chances, we\u2019ll be fine. We have the experience in one-goal games, dating back to our playoff run. It\u2019s working for us; it\u2019s not the most comfortable way to win, but we have the experience in these types of games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Glenwood (4-0) travels to Grand Junction Central Saturday morning to take on the Warriors in a non-league matchup at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\"><a href=\"mailto:jcarney@postindependent.com\">jcarney@postindependent.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/angel-bernals-late-goal-leads-glenwood-springs-soccer-over-montrose-1-0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glenwood Springs Demon German Alvarado jumps over the goalie in an attempt to score against the Montrose Indians during Thursday night&#8217;s home game at Stubler Memorial Field.Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent Glenwood Springs Demon Alan Videla dribbles the ball past the defending Montrose Indians during Thursday night&#8217;s home game at Stubler Memorial Field.Chelsea Self \/ [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1314563","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-27 09:08:17","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1314563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1314563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1314563\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1314563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1314563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1314563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}