Surprise, AZ - The Arizona Christian University men's soccer program (11-3-2) avenged last week's loss as they took down #24 OUAZ (11-4-1) 1-0 on Saturday afternoon in GSAC quarterfinal action at Spirit Field in Surprise, AZ.

Thoughts From Coach:

After the match, Head Coach Ted Krzywiecki stated, "I am happy for our guys tonight. It can be difficult to play on the road - especially in a knockout game. We knew we had some rough history at this field and it felt good to break that and start some new history. After the way last week ended we were eager to get back here for another opportunity. OUAZ is a quality team and I'm proud of our guys for not backing down from another top ranked opponent. We are very eager to get back to Vanguard next week. We have to improve a few things and get ready for another battle on Thursday."

The Game:

The game was a tight affair from the beginning with both teams limiting the chances of the other. As the game played on the Firestorm needed someone to step up and senior Nestor Serrano did as he delivered a wonderful free kick from 25 yards out for his second career goal to give the Firestorm a 1-0 lead at 42:39. The Firestorm shutdown the Spirit for the rest of the half as they went into the break up 1-0. The Spirit came out firing in the second looking for the equalizer as they outshot the Firestorm 11-1. Goalie Eddie Delgadillo and the Firestorm backline stood tall as he came up with several big saves to shutout the Spirit on the way to a 1-0 victory.

Stat Tracker:

Serrano- 1 goal

Delgadillo- 6 saves, 1 shutout, 90 minutes

Next Match:

The Firestorm will head to Costa Mesa, CA to take on top seeded Vanguard in the GSAC semifinals on Thursday, November 11 at 2:30 PM.