SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's soccer team (4-2-1, 1-1-0 CCAA) fell 4-1 to No. 9 Cal State San Bernardino (5-0-2, 1-0-0 CCAA) in its CCAA home opener at The Cage on Sunday.
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GOALS
CSUSB – 11' Rafa Fonseca (Assisted by Nevin Rueegger)
CSUSM – 20'
Jacob Arellano (Assisted by
Jesua Espinoza Castillo)
CSUSB – 43' Alix Soukup (Penalty Kick)
CSUSB – 43' Diego Lopez (Assisted by Titus Alviso)
CSUSB – 54' Alix Soukup (Penalty Kick)
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Coyotes got on the board in the 11th minute as a cross from outside the top right corner of the box by Nevin Rueegger found Rafa Fonseca at the six-yard box, who headed the ball into the left side of the goal to put CSUSB up 1-0.
- Dribbling down into the left side of the box, Jesua Espinoza Castillo made a pass over to Jacob Arellano at the top left corner of the box, who received the pass and immediately put a shot into the left side of the goal to give the Cougars the equalizing goal at 1-1 in the 20th minute.
- After a Cougar foul in the box, Alix Soukup took the penalty kick for CSUSB and put a shot into the top right corner of the goal to put the Coyotes up 2-1 in the 43rd minute.
- Still in the 43rd minute, CSUSB struck again. Titus Alviso dribbled into the top of the box before delivering a pass over to Diego Lopez on the left side, who put a one-touch shot into the left side of the goal from 10 yards out to give the Coyotes a 3-1 lead.
- A Cougar handball in the box awarded another penalty kick to the Coyotes in the 54th minute. Soukup lined up for his second attempt of the game and put a shot into the right side of the net to put CSUSB up 4-1.
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QUICK KICKS
- The Coyotes ended the game with the edge in shots (15-4), shots on goal (11-3) and corner kicks (8-2).
- Arellano's goal was the first of his collegiate career, while Espinoza Castillo's assist was his first of the season and second of his collegiate career.
- A total of 44 fouls were issued for the contest.
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UP NEXT
CSUSM will return to action on Friday as it hosts Cal State Monterey Bay (4-1-2, 0-0-2 CCAA) at 3 p.m.