Rattlers score first but loss 5-3

June 25,2011
Palmdale, California- Rattlers came out looking like they where picking up from where they left off last week in the exciting 3-2 win over
F.C. Hasental. Scoring first and leading at half time proved not to be enough in a 5-3 loss to the San Diego Boca on Saturday
night. Rattlers F.C. will be without the services of Alex Harlley next Friday night as they face the Northern Divisional leaders
Hollywood United due to a Red Card, thats the second red card on a Rattler in as many games. Rattlers F.C. Have picked up their
game and not only in scoring 13 goals in the last four games, but the team is playing much more aggressive as well, with 10 cards
over the same last four games.

It was the ejection of midfielder Alex Harlley that was the turning point for the local team, as the Rattlers gave up three unanswered goals in the remaining 18 minutes of play after Harlley was ejection. Just seven minutes into the game midfielder Jose Garay picked up a ball that was going back and fourth in the midfield, Forward Miguel Ibarra first handled the ball through the middle,
giving it off to forward Mathayo Huma who had a blocked attempt that Garay got his foot onto right in front of the Boca net slipping it in to give the Rattlers an early 1-0 lead.

Then in the 14th minute Boca came back and knotted it up off of a cross from Keeper Zach Brunner's left side. Boca's Picon managed to tie up the score. At that point Boca took advantage of a foul committed by the Rattlers 20 yards from the Rattlers goal and on a re-start Boca's Coronado placed a nice ball to the upper corner of the net out of the reach of keeper Brunner to take a one goal lead over the home team.
Then in the 35th minute while the Rattlers where on the attack Boca received a hand ball in there box and a penalty kick was awarded to the Rattlers, Harlley quickly evened the score up at 2 each. Rattlers were not done in the half however as a beautiful combination play between Miguel Ibarra and Alex Harlley proved to be to much for Boca as an excellent pass from Ibarra to Harlley was enough to take a half time lead of 3-2.

The Second half is where it fell apart of the Rattlers maintaining the lead until the 78th minute. Just one minute before Harlley received his Red card for a 50/50 tackle that seemed harmless
to everyone else in attendance but the center official. The other Boca player screamed in agony as if he had been kicked and on that & that alone the official gave a direct red card to Harlley. That seemed to be too much for the Rattlers, a minute later Boca capitalized on a miscue by keeper Brunner who lost possession of the ball and Boca took advantage to tie up the game.

Boca's Bojorquez received a second yellow for kicking field supplies all over the field after being substituted and not liking it. It was on that second yellow that Bojorquez received a red card as well, but because Bojorquez was on the bench at the time of the second yellow Boca did not have to remove a player from the field. Boca showed other signs of frustration as midfielder Cameron
Roget shoved Ibarra into the same water cooler as they battled for control of the ball down the left side of the field, Roget received a yellow for his action. Rattlers Coach Cline had a talk with the officials after the game and questioned why other misconduct by the Boca went uncalled by the referees. "Boca was a disappointment in terms of the unprofessional conduct on and off the field. Knocking over the field equipment and being disrespectful on the field to the officials and cussing at them. It's Uncalled for at any level, Cline said; "I think our team has a lot of class whether we're winning or losing, we still are respectful and will shake your hand".
Boca finished the game with two more goals to cap a 5-3 win. " This team is unbelievable" said Rattlers CEO Gerald Brunner," not only was the show of unprofessional attitude on the field with the kick of equipment and the shoving of players but the foul language that was used to the officials, it is really surprising the officials didn't put more cards up for them." Brunner went on to say " Off the field it was just as bad as Greg Shen, Bocas new Director of Player Development was prospecting our players right before the game getting their phone numbers to contact them. When Boca's general manager Yan K. Skwara was asked about that he came back with a poor excuse as he tried to cover up the conduct. And during the game Boca's General Manager Travis Chesney who was acting as a photographer was running up and down the side lines coaching as he was taking pictures" " This is very unprofessional at this level of play. This kind of conduct only brings down the image of the league." said Brunner.

Rattlers will now prepare for their final games next week; July 1st: Friday night they will host Hollywood United at 5:00pm and on Saturday July 2nd the San Diego Flash comes to town to wrap up the season.