Men's Soccer Ends Season With 3-3 Tie After Second Half Comeback
Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Desert () | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Rio Hondo () | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Rio Hondo
Game Statistics | Desert | Rio Hondo |
---|---|---|
Shots (on goal) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Saves | 6 | 3 |
Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Corner Kicks | 0 | 0 |
Offsides | 0 | 0 |
WHITTIER, Calif. - College of the Desert men's soccer earned a 3-3 tie in their final match of the 2015 season, battling back from a 3-0 deficit in the second half of Tuesday's Foothill Conference matchup with Rio Hondo in Whittier.
After some quality posession in the 57th minute, a through-ball from freshman Kosugi Masataka (Japan) found freshman Joao Leite Stefano (Sao Paolo, Brazil) who shot it in for the first Roadrunner goal.
In the game's 70th minute, a sequence of seven passes set up freshman Kevin Samperio's (Palm Desert, Ca/Palm Desert HS) shot from 10 yards out that beat the Rio Hondo goalkeeper. Down 3-2 late in the game, Leite was taken down in the box while on the attack, earning a penalty kick for sophomore Brandon Teran; he converted, knotting the score at 3-3.
Freshman goalkeeper Jorge Sepulveda (Cathedraly City, CA/Cathedral City HS) was spectacular in net for the Roadrunners, making six impressive saves.
College of the Desert wraps up its 2015 season with a 3-15-1 record overall, while finishing 1-6-1 in the Foothill Conference.