Men’s Soccer Dominates Final Non-Conference Game
Palm Desert- The Cypress College men’s soccer team (2-4-1) picked up a big 4-1 victory over Desert (1-6) before heading into Orange Empire Conference play.
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1 | 3 | 4 |
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Desert
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1 | 0 | 1 |
The Chargers have struggled offensively so far this season but got off to a quick start against Desert with a goal from Sanson Lopez (11:13) assisted by Sergio Avila. It looked like the Chargers would head into halftime with a 1-0 lead but Christian Nehme scored a late goal (44:56) for the Roadrunners before half to tie the game 1-1.
Cypress dominated the second half of the contest led by freshman Sanson Lopez. Lopez added two more goals to his tally along with an assist to Hawe Yonas (88:55) which put the Roadrunners away 4-1. Lopez is the first men's player this season to score multiple goals in a game for the Chargers and Cypress keeper, Austin Cummins, had his third game of the season with 4 or more saves.
The Chargers will begin Orange Empire Conference play in their home opener against Golden West on Tuesday, September 29 at 3:00 pm.
Team Stats
Desert
| Game Statistics | Cypress | Desert |
|---|---|---|
| Shots (on goal) | 22 (11) | 15 (5) |
| Saves | 4 | 7 |
| Fouls | 7 | 13 |
| Corner Kicks | 6 | 2 |
| Offsides | 5 | 3 |
