FRESNO, Calif. – Trailing 2-0 at halftime, the Fresno Pacific University men's soccer team outshot Stanislaus State 13-4 in the second half but couldn't find the goals to force overtime as they fell 2-1.
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" I didn't think we matched their energy in the beginning. We knew they were crafty and have some skill. We feel our type of play is midfield play, possession, moving the ball around rapidly. I thought tonight they did that better than us. They established the tempo at the beginning of the game, and we started chasing. We had some individual performances that were bright spots.
Marcus Silva, who had his first game as a Sunbird was a bright spot.
Angel Alvarado looked good. As a team, it didn't happen today, but we will regroup and move forward." – head coach
Jaime Ramirez said.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- (32:20) The scoring began when Stanislaus State's Dayne Sturtevant found a crease in the Sunbird defense and scored.
- (61:29) Sturtevent scored his second goal of the game off an assist from Gerardo Delgadillo.
- (83:07) Fellipe Souza took advantage of his second penalty kick of the match, beating the keeper to his left.
STATS FROM THE GAME
- As a team, the Birds fired 19 shots throughout the match, nine more than the Warriors.
- Souza led the charge, getting off nine shots with four of them on goal.
- Angel Ruelas and D'Andre Renteria hammered two shots each off the bench.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
UP NEXT
- The Blue and Orange open PacWest Conference play on Ramirez Field on Saturday, Sept. 25 when the Sunbirds host Point Loma at 7:30 p.m.
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