Tuesday, October 12
Lower East Field
3:00 PM
UC Santa Cruz Athletics
3-8-2, 0-0-0
1
vs
2
Fresno Pacific
3-5-0, 1-2-0
1st half1
2nd half2
3rd half3
4th half4
FinalF
Fresno Pacific
0
1
0
1
2
UC Santa Cruz
1
0
0
0
1
Kailas Dhond scored his first goal of the season to give UCSC an early lead against Fresno
Division II Fresno Pacific edges Banana Slugs 2-1 in overtime
10/12/2021 8:58:00 PM | Men's Soccer
UC Santa Cruz grabbed an early lead against Division II member Fresno Pacific, but the visitors rallied with a goal in the second half and then in the second overtime to send the Banana Slugs to a 2-1 loss.
UC Santa Cruz drops to 3-8-2 on the year with their first overtime loss of the year.
The Banana Slugs outshot their highly regarded opponents 14-2 in the first half. The finest shot was Kailas Dhond's fast-break goal in the 24th minute, when he got on the end of a Max Beldner pass over the entire Sunbirds' defense and lifted a rainbow over the onrushing FPU goalkeeper into an empty net. UC Santa Cruz almost doubled their advantage 2:23 before halftime, but Derek Uemura had his breakaway saved to keep the Sunbirds in it.
The Sunbirds subbed in nine new players for the second half and kept the UCSC defense busy. They almost tied it in the 77th minute, but Marley Edwards had his half-volley saved by Arman Salimi who was standing just three yards away near the top of the box. Fresno Pacific finally got lucky with under five minutes to play when Edwards pounced on a scramble near the penalty arc and shot it low for the equalizer.
After an even first overtime, Fresno Pacific ended the game with 5:38 left to send the home crowd home unhappy.
UCSC finished with a 21-13 shot advantage overall, and had an 8-6 edge in corners.
The Banana Slugs are not in action until next week, when they open a three-game road trip on Wednesday the 20th at La Verne.
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UC Santa Cruz drops to 3-8-2 on the year with their first overtime loss of the year.
The Banana Slugs outshot their highly regarded opponents 14-2 in the first half. The finest shot was Kailas Dhond's fast-break goal in the 24th minute, when he got on the end of a Max Beldner pass over the entire Sunbirds' defense and lifted a rainbow over the onrushing FPU goalkeeper into an empty net. UC Santa Cruz almost doubled their advantage 2:23 before halftime, but Derek Uemura had his breakaway saved to keep the Sunbirds in it.
The Sunbirds subbed in nine new players for the second half and kept the UCSC defense busy. They almost tied it in the 77th minute, but Marley Edwards had his half-volley saved by Arman Salimi who was standing just three yards away near the top of the box. Fresno Pacific finally got lucky with under five minutes to play when Edwards pounced on a scramble near the penalty arc and shot it low for the equalizer.
After an even first overtime, Fresno Pacific ended the game with 5:38 left to send the home crowd home unhappy.
UCSC finished with a 21-13 shot advantage overall, and had an 8-6 edge in corners.
The Banana Slugs are not in action until next week, when they open a three-game road trip on Wednesday the 20th at La Verne.
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Team Stats
Fresno
Cruz
Goals
2
1
Shots
13
21
Shots on Goal
5
7
Saves
6
2
Corners
6
8
Fouls
22
17
Scoring Plays
Kailas Dhond (1)
Assisted By: Max Beldner
one touch looper over onrushing goalie from 24 yards
23:12
Marley Edwards (1)
clean up cllearance, putback from top of box
85:48
Victor Rivas (1)
Assisted By: Fellipe Souza
GOAL by Fresno Rivas, Victor Assist by Souza, Fellipe.
104:22
Game Leaders
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
fwd
Shots
4
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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