Mililani captured the 2015-2016 Oahu Interscholastic Association Girls Varsity Soccer Championship after defeating Pearl City 2-1 on Saturday at Kapolei High School.
Mililani's Kailana Kaeo broke a 1-1 tie scoring in 74th minute to put the Lady Trojans up 2-1 which proved to be the game winner.
Taylee Miyamura got Mililani on scoreboard 1-0 off of a corner kick at the 39th minute. Pearl City's Sunshine Fontes tied the game at 1-1 at the 45th minute on shot from 20 yards out. Fontes scored her 23rd goal of the season to tie teammate Daelenn Tokunaga as the Division 1 overall scoring leaders.
Mililani avenged an earlier regular season 3-2 loss to the Lady Chargers to win the OIA championship title. .
Both Mililani (12-1) and Pearl City (12-1) move on to the HHSAA Division 1 Girls Soccer Championships. Mililani enters the championship tournament as the defending state champions.
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Pearl City's #24 Bethany Okuna kicks the ball out of the goal near the goal line
after Mililani scored off a corner kick that was pumped in by Taylee Miyamura in front
of the goal at the 39th minute. No goal was actually called on the play until referees
stopped play after 30 seconds, and following a brief discussion, awarded Mililani the goal.
The Lady Trojans took a 1-0 first half lead.
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The Lady Trojans celebrate after scoring to go 1-0 over the Lady Chargers in the first half.
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Pearl City's Sunshine Fontes nails it from 20 yards out to tie the game at 1-1 at the 45th minute.
Fontes tied teammate Daelenn Tokunaga with 23 goals to lead Division 1 overall scoring.
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The Lady Trojans head down field after taking the lead 2-1 on a goal by Kailana Kaeo in 74th minute.
CONGRATULATIONS CHAMPS!
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Photo by Barry Villamil | [email protected]
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE LADY CHARGERS FOR AN AWESOME OIA SEASON!
GOOD LUCK IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT!
GO LADY CHARGERS!
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