A Timely Blast by Gustavsson Lifts Royal, 3-2

Anders Gustavsson’s nickname on the Royal High boys’ soccer team is “Time Bomb” because the 5-foot-6 midfielder is continually wound up.

The junior went off at the right time Friday, scoring in the 109th minute to give the Highlanders a 3-2 victory over Palmdale in a Southern Section Division I first-round game at Royal.

Gustavsson’s goal was only his third of the season and came in the third overtime period. Royal advances to face Marmonte League-rival Thousand Oaks in a second-round game Tuesday. A coin flip will determine the host team.

The winning play began with a 30-yard free kick by Justin Semsch. At the near post, Dan Wilson headed the ball to the far post, where Gustavsson dove to knock it in.

Royal’s Sean Gesell scored his second goal on a penalty shot and Jake Van Sloten his ninth to stake the Highlanders (20-6-3) to a 2-1 halftime lead. Palmdale (16-8-2) tied the match with three minutes remaining in regulation time.

In other Southern Section first-round games:

Thousand Oaks 2, Santa Monica 1--Shawn Marshall scored his seventh goal in the 116th minute off a pass from Juan Canales to give the Lancers (15-3-5) the Division I victory at Thousand Oaks.

Thousand Oaks’ Jeremy Terrell scored his ninth goal in the first minute. Santa Monica tied the score with six minutes remaining in regulation.

South Torrance 2, Quartz Hill 1--Scott Finley scored the winning goal off a cross from Jack Stewart in the 104th minute for the Spartans (15-9-3) in a Division II game at South Torrance. Quartz Hill finished 13-10-2.

Mira Costa 4, Buena 0--Dane Piai scored four times for the Mustangs (17-6-4) in a Division II game at Buena (14-6-5).

San Marcos 3, Hart 0--Hart battled the third-seeded team in Division II to a scoreless tie through regulation before falling at San Marcos.

Burroughs 1, Paso Robles 0--Stergios Economos scored on a header 10 minutes into the second half for the Indians (15-4-5) in a Division III game at Paso Robles (9-13-4).

Burroughs will play Culver City on Tuesday at a site to be determined by a coin flip.

Culver City 1, Calabasas 0--Jesus Campos converted a free kick in the 118th minute to give the Centaurs (15-9-1) a Division III victory at Culver City.

Harvard-Westlake 5, Azusa 2--Jon Barry scored three goals to help the Wolverines (18-6) erase a 1-0 deficit in a Division IV game at Harvard-Westlake.

The Wolverines advance to play La Salle in the second round Tuesday at a site to be determined by a coin flip.

Notre Dame 4, Bishop Union 0--Derek Golden scored in the first half and Blu Murray, Kevin Murray and Adam Rose scored in the second to lift the Knights (11-7-3) past the visiting Broncos (13-6-6) in a Division IV game.

Notre Dame will face Mission League-rival St. Francis on Tuesday in a second-round game at St. Francis.

St. Francis 1, Santa Ynez 0--Louie Fisher scored off a corner kick by Anthony Zoric midway through the first half in a Division IV game at Santa Ynez.

Loyola 1, Simi Valley 0--Evan Oliver scored in the fifth minute for the Cubs (24-3) in a Division I game at Loyola.

Simi Valley finished 14-8-4.

Santa Paula 2, Paraclete 0--Antonio Gudino and Armando Magana scored for the Cardinals (10-6-6) in a Division IV contest at Santa Paula.

The Cardinals will play San Luis Obispo, the division’s top seed, Tuesday in a second-round game. A coin flip will determine the host.

Village Christian 2, Desert Christian 1--Ryan Donnelly scored in the 65th minute to break a 1-1 tie in a Division V game at Village Christian. The Crusaders (13-4-3) will play the winner of today’s first-round game between Bishop Diego and Flintridge Prep in the second round.

CITY SECTION

El Camino Real 3, Elizabeth Street 0--Sean Miller, Kellen McLaughlin and Jose Rivera-Otero scored and the fourth-seeded Conquistadores (15-5-2) posted their 12th shutout in a first-round game at El Camino Real.

The Conquistadores, champions of the Northwest Valley Conference, will host Monroe, third-place finisher in the Valley Pac-8 Conference in a second-round game next week. The schools must mutually agree on a date.

In other first round games:

Monroe 2, University 1--Nicolas Mendez put in a rebound 10 minutes into overtime for the 13th-seeded Vikings. Danny Corrales also scored for host Monroe (10-2-3).

Reseda 4, Los Angeles 2--Jesse Servin and Rocky Monzon scored second-half goals to break a 2-2 halftime tie and advance the eighth-seeded Regents (13-2-3) to a game against ninth-seeded Palisades on Wednesday.

Poly 7, Hamilton 2--Jose Gomez scored three goals and Juan Vega and Alvaro Rosas each had two for the Parrots (11-1-3) at Poly.