Gamboa, La Fiera Clinch A Spot In League And Cup Final
March 15, 2014 - Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL)
Hidalgo La Fiera News Release
CHICAGO, Illinois - Goal keeper and Brownsville native Juan Gamboa had 15 saves in the victory for Hidalgo La Fiera as they defeated the Las Vegas Legends 5-4 at the Sears Centre Arena on Saturday evening.
The win for La Fiera also served in the U.S. Open Cup where they will face the Chicago Mustangs in a date and location to be determined. In addition to the win, Hidalgo will play for the Ron Newman PASL League Championship.
In the first quarter Hidalgo (16-2) took an early lead when Robson De Souza scored just 36 seconds into the match giving them a 1-0 lead. The goal was assisted by Armando Teran.
Las Vegas (14-4) scored twice in the first quarter courtesy of Franck Tayou and Alex Caceres to give them a brief 2-1 lead after one quarter.
Hidalgo got the score even at two when an own goal was credited to Robson De Souza to send La Fiera and Legends tied at the break.
La Fiera would score a pair of goals in the third quarter from De Souza and Alejandro Morales to give them a 4-2 cushion after three quarters. The goals were assisted by Teran and De Souza respectively.
In the last quarter of play, the Legends would tie the game at four when Enrique Tovar and Ricardo Sobreira pulled the game even which would not last very long.
After the Legends tied the game at four apiece, Teran would go on and score the game winner for La Fiera as it was un-assisted tally for the 5-4 final.
The next game for La Fiera will be on Sunday, March 16 at the Sears Centre Arena in Chicago, Illinois as they await the winner of the Chicago Mustangs and the Cleveland Freeze in the Ron Newman League Championship game with the kickoff set for 4:30 PM.
For more information on Hidalgo La Fiera F.C. call (956) 843-5656 or by visiting, the State Farm Arena offices located at 2600 N. 10th St.
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