FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific men's soccer team picked up another PacWest Conference victory on Wednesday night, getting scores from four different players en route to a 4-1 win over Chaminade.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: FPU 4, Chaminade 1
Records: FPU (11-2-1, 6-2-0 PacWest), Chaminade (3-5-2, 2-4-2 PacWest)
All-Time Series: FPU leads 7-0-0
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• FPU got on the board early before adding another score midway through the first half to carry a 2-0 lead into the intermission.
• Chaminade cut the deficit in half 14 minutes into the second half, but the Sunbirds limited the 'Swords offensive opportunities for the rest of the night.
• The Blue and Orange added an insurance goal before opening it up to a 4-1 game 10 minutes later.
SCORING:
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(7:43) Fresno Pacific drew contact in the box, paving the way for
Eric Sanchez to bury the penalty kick.
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(27:40) Joao Ravasio connected with
Anthony Velarde in a crowded box, and Velarde followed with a soft touch to the back of the net.
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(59:34) Micah Mokulehua stole the ball from his defender as the FPU keeper came out of the box, and Mokulehua beat the keeper in a one-on-one to find an open net.
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(71:56) Ravasio lined up for a free kick from 22 yards out and went right at Chaminade, bending the ball to the upper left corner for the score.
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(81:41) Velarde took a corner from the far side of the field, and
Bruno Brumati headed the ball home.
STATS FROM THE GAME:
• FPU outshot their guests 28-12, including a mark of 15-4 in shots on frame.
•
Patrick Timmer tallied a pair saves before giving way to
Logan Dinsdale for the final six minutes, while Chaminade counterpart Michael Stafford racked up 11 saves in the loss.
• The Sunbirds took 11 of the game's 14 corner kicks.
BEYOND THE BOX:
• Velarde has tallied a goal or an assist in all but two Sunbird games this fall, and Wednesday's performance put him atop the conference leaderboard in points.
• FPU remains in the hunt for the postseason, despite dropping to sixth in the Monday's edition of the
West Regional Poll.
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UP NEXT:
• The Sunbirds return to the pitch on Saturday, when they take on Dominican in the final road game of the regular season. Opening whistle from San Rafael is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.
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