In the finale of the Lynn city soccer tourney, the “ancient rivals,” Classical and English, were fighting it out again for the title. Along with the trophy goes the bragging rights between East Lynn and West Lynn. The game will officially go into the record books as a tie game. Because the MIAA only allows overtime and shootouts during the state tourney in November, neither team was content to be co-champions. The result: A shootout, won by Classical, 3-2, for the Rams’ third City Series title.Before the game, Classical coach Joe Skahan was very happy with the way the season had started. He said, “A win tonight will make us 3-0, which hasn’t happened here in a long time. This has to be our year. We dress 19 players for the varsity games and 14 are seniors. They have the experience and maturity to stay in every game.”Kerry King, the Bulldog coach, is not far behind Skahan. He also dresses 19 for his varsity games, and 15 are juniors and seniors. He said, ” Like Classical we have a lot of upperclassmen who have been playing the game for a long time.”Both keepers are seniors with very little game experience. Both teams graduated their keepers last year.Jeremy Jackley of English and Jeremy Dorson of Classical have risen to the occasion so far this year and have made the big saves.There was an additional guest at the game. Tropical Storm Hanna made her appearance for most of the game and through the shootout.Classical wasted no time in hitting the back of the net. In the 8th minute, a Classical shot was punched out by the Bulldogs’ keeper. The ball went up in the air and was headed back by Ram midfielder Juan DeLeon over the sprawled keeper and into the net. This made the score Classical 1, English 0. Both teams had excellent chances to score but the defenders on both sides were equal to the task and the half ended with the score Classical 1, English 0.The second half started and Classical continued its relentless attack. In the 53rd minute, a Classical shot was deflected by Jackley, and Rafael Rosa, a senior striker for the Rams, pounced on the loose ball and tucked the shot into the left side of the net. This made the score Rams 2, Bulldogs 0. With twenty-seven minutes to go, it looked like the Rams were going to sit on the lead and go home with their third trophy.However, there was still fight left in the Bulldogs. In the 66th minute, English forward Kevin Garduno picked up a loose ball in the area and beat Dorson to the left side from about fifteen yards out. This cut the Classical lead in half, 2-1. With less than one minute to go, English all-NEC midfielder Mubarak Nyang broke in alone down the left wing and beat Dorson to the short side. This tied the game and sent it to penalty shots.Penalty shots are all taken in the same goal with the keepers swapping in and out. It is the best of 5 shots from the penalty kick spot. Both teams have all of their players on the field. English went to one side and Classical to the other. The fans all crowded to the end of the field. The first kicker for English was the keeper, Jackley. The shot missed on a save by Dorson. The first kicker for Classical was Jefersson Avila, who scored. The second shooter for English was Alex Alvarez, who scored to tie the shootout at 1-1. Classical’s second shooter was Rafael Rosa, who missed his shot. English’s third shooter was Gabe Smith, who put the shot into the top right corner of the net. This score put English ahead 2-1. Classical’s third shooter, Juan DeLeon, also missed. English’s fourth shooter, Anthony McCullough, also missed. Classical’s top gun, Carlos Cifuentes, took the fourth kick, and he missed. English’s fifth shooter was Ashani Nelson. He missed.The fifth shooter for Classical was Miguel Castro. Castro hit the back of the net, setting up sudden death with the sixth shooter. The English shooter, N. Cherosti, missed, and it was all up to Classical’s Doodley Alavidor, who calmly put the shot past the keeper into the net and Classical became t