Storm tame Wildcats
Chiduku dazzles with bicycle-kick goal, Becerra adds to his total
Matt Choquette
Issue date: 10/8/08 Section: Sports
October 12, 2008
The biggest struggle the No. 5 St. John's men's soccer team had in Saturday night's 3-0 win over Villanova was internal. And even that one was easily resolved.
With the Red Storm already up 2-0 in the 52nd minute, the Wildcats were whistled for a handball in the box, setting up a St. John's penalty kick. Nelson Becerra, who scored the Storm's second goal in the 30th, naturally went right to the spot with the ball, but Tadeu Terra had a different idea.
"I got the ball and told him I was taking it," Becerra said. "And he said, 'No, I'm taking it.' So I said I already have a goal, so you can take it; I know you're going to score."
Terra did score; a ferocious shot into the left side of the net for his second goal of the season. With the 3-0 lead and 52 minutes of dominating soccer behind them, head coach Dave Masur was free to substitute at will and garner experience for his hardworking bench.
"I think there are some guys lying there on the bench that are really going to come through and help us," Masur said. "We're looking for the guy who's going to stick with it and battle out some other guys."
Twenty different St. John's players notched minutes in the Big East victory. This was made possible by the Storm's controlling offensive attack. Their first goal not only got the ball rolling on the win, it actually made some seniors' list of top-five goals they have ever seen at the University.
Nelson Becerra was at the corner ready to take one of St. John's five corner kicks. The ball was played to the 6-foot-3 frame of defender Joel Gustafsson, who flicked the ball back across the goal. Trevor Chiduku, who received the start in place of an injured Walter Hines, had plenty of space from eight yards out to execute one of the most spectacular goals in the sport: the bicycle kick.
After putting his team up 1-0 in the 28th minute, Chiduku had the initial desire to celebrate what he called an instinctive goal.
The biggest struggle the No. 5 St. John's men's soccer team had in Saturday night's 3-0 win over Villanova was internal. And even that one was easily resolved.
With the Red Storm already up 2-0 in the 52nd minute, the Wildcats were whistled for a handball in the box, setting up a St. John's penalty kick. Nelson Becerra, who scored the Storm's second goal in the 30th, naturally went right to the spot with the ball, but Tadeu Terra had a different idea.
"I got the ball and told him I was taking it," Becerra said. "And he said, 'No, I'm taking it.' So I said I already have a goal, so you can take it; I know you're going to score."
Terra did score; a ferocious shot into the left side of the net for his second goal of the season. With the 3-0 lead and 52 minutes of dominating soccer behind them, head coach Dave Masur was free to substitute at will and garner experience for his hardworking bench.
"I think there are some guys lying there on the bench that are really going to come through and help us," Masur said. "We're looking for the guy who's going to stick with it and battle out some other guys."
Twenty different St. John's players notched minutes in the Big East victory. This was made possible by the Storm's controlling offensive attack. Their first goal not only got the ball rolling on the win, it actually made some seniors' list of top-five goals they have ever seen at the University.
Nelson Becerra was at the corner ready to take one of St. John's five corner kicks. The ball was played to the 6-foot-3 frame of defender Joel Gustafsson, who flicked the ball back across the goal. Trevor Chiduku, who received the start in place of an injured Walter Hines, had plenty of space from eight yards out to execute one of the most spectacular goals in the sport: the bicycle kick.
After putting his team up 1-0 in the 28th minute, Chiduku had the initial desire to celebrate what he called an instinctive goal.
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