FRESNO, Calif. — Fresno Pacific tied Dominican (CA) 2-2 on Saturday at Ramirez Field. The Sunbirds generated a 24-8 advantage in shots, including a 15-2 edge after halftime. FPU scored both of their goals in the second half after Dominican scored once in each half.
Dominican led 1-0 at halftime after Nathan Freitas scored in the fourth minute of the game. The deep shot from the right side, richochetd off a nearby player over the head of FPU's goalkeeper. Undettered by this, Fresno Pacific outshot the Penguins 9-6 and earned all four corner kicks in the half. The Sunbirds put multiple attempts on frame, with
Brayden Garcia,
Bernardo Novello, and
Daniel Perez taking their best shots to score, while goalkeeper
Nick Hardiman made two saves at the other end.
The Sunbirds generated the second half's shot volume, outshooting Dominican 13-2 and putting six attempts on goal while earning the half's only corner.
Zion Vaughn scored off
Edgar Vega's assist at 47:51 and later set up
Nixon Hansen's 65:58 equalizer, giving the Sunbirds a 2-1 scoring edge in the half as the match finished tied 2-2.
The Blue and Orange have an overall record of 2-1-1.
NEXT UP: Fresno Pacific is back at home and takes on Pacific Union College on Wednesday, September 9th at 3:30pm!
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