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ACU Men's Soccer on Senior Day
Thomas Aeschleman

Men's Soccer Payne Moses

Sixth-Seed Firestorm Primed For Postseason

Irvine, Cali- A last-second goal from Marlon Arce gave the Firestorm a 2-1 win over The Master's and locked them into the GSAC Men's Soccer Tournament. ACU Men's Soccer (7-7-1, 2-4-1 GSAC) will travel to #3-seed Hope International for a Saturday afternoon quarterfinal match.

Match Details

Arizona Christian at Hope International - Saturday, November 4 at 1:00 PM

OC Great Park - Irvine, CA

*All Times Listed Are Arizona Time

Live Coverage

Video - https://www.gsacsportsnetwork.com/hopeinternational/ 
Live Stats - http://naiastats.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/2023-24/boxscores/20231104_v6xc.xml 

Parking and Ticket Info

Parking - https://acufirestorm.com/documents/2023/11/1/Great_Park_Map.pdf 
Tickets - https://gsacsports.org/sports/2022/10/17/ticket-central.aspx 

*Parking Lot 3 will be closed; Parking Lot 2 is the required parking space

Arizona Christian

In a win or stay home match, the Firestorm proved to be up to the task, downing The Master's 2-1 to snag the final spot in the GSAC Men's Soccer Tournament. Trailing 1-0 late in the game, Aiden Abbitt and Marlon Arce each scored a goal in the final 10 minutes to steal the victory. Carlos Gallardo was once again sure-handed, collecting seven saves in the regular-season finale. Ted Krzywiecki collected his 28th win in his third season as head coach and six seniors (Constantinos Apostolos, Jimmy Thach, Micah Rickard, Tiago Soares, Carlos Gallardo, and Janne Hintze) were all honored as part of their Senior Day.

ACU Key Players

Marlon Arce - 8 goals, 1 assist, 23 shots on goal
Aiden Abbitt - 3 goals, 5 assists, 16 shots on goal
Tiago Soares - 3 goals, 1 assist, 7 shots on goal
Santiago Ballesteros - 2 goals, 1 assist, 4 shots on goal
Cristhian Flores - 2 goals, 6 shots on goal
Jose Garcia - 1 goal, 2 assists, 4 shots on goal
Kaden Grub - 1 goal, 2 assists, 4 shots on goal
Carlos Gallardo - 67 saves, .753 save percentage

Series Notes

The Firestorm possess a 3-14-2 all-time record against Hope International dating back to 2009. ACU was 2-0-2 in the previous four matches before falling 2-1 at ACU Football Field just three weeks ago. Jake Underwood scored the lone goal for the Firestorm and his only goal of 2023. Goalkeeper Carlos Gallardo tallied three saves and Aiden Abbitt recorded one of his five total assists this season in the losing effort.

Coach Ted Krzywiecki's Thoughts

"I'm proud of the resilience and the adversity our guys have had to overcome to get into the GSAC Tournament," Coach Krzywiecki said. "We played well in our final two games after a tough string of results and showed a ton of grit to come back and get a result in the final minutes of our final game. Our guys have earned another week to be together and this weekend is about earning one more. I know with a great team effort and competitive desire our guys are capable of much. Our staff is working hard to prepare our guys and get them ready for the weekend and the guys are healthy and ready to go."

Hope International

The Hope International University Royals (13-3-1, 5-2 GSAC) were victorious in their final regular season match, defeating the visiting Jessup Warriors 1-0. Braulio Morales was responsible for the only goal in the contest, his first of 2023 assisted by Tyler Moch. Goalkeeper Milton Herrera, who accounted for 40 saves and a 10-2-1 record during the regular season, pitched a four-save shutout. Diego Lopez was their scoring leader, with 10 goals and six assists and Leo Perez led the assists category with seven in the 2023 regular season.


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Players Mentioned

Janne Hintze

#3 Janne Hintze

D
6' 1"
Junior
Tiago Soares

#9 Tiago Soares

D
6' 2"
Junior
Cristhian Flores

#26 Cristhian Flores

5' 6"
Sophomore
Jake Underwood

#33 Jake Underwood

CB
6' 2"
Freshman
Kaden Grub

#20 Kaden Grub

RB
5' 9"
Freshman
Jimmy Thach

#23 Jimmy Thach

D
5' 8"
Senior
Constantinos Apostolos

Constantinos Apostolos

LB
5' 11"
Junior
Carlos Gallardo

#28 Carlos Gallardo

GK
5' 7"
Junior
Santiago Ballesteros

#8 Santiago Ballesteros

F
6' 1"
Freshman
Micah Rickard

#22 Micah Rickard

F
5' 7"
Junior
Marlon Arce

#7 Marlon Arce

MF
6' 0"
Junior
Jose Garcia

#19 Jose Garcia

MF
5' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Janne Hintze

#3 Janne Hintze

6' 1"
Junior
D
Tiago Soares

#9 Tiago Soares

6' 2"
Junior
D
Cristhian Flores

#26 Cristhian Flores

5' 6"
Sophomore
Jake Underwood

#33 Jake Underwood

6' 2"
Freshman
CB
Kaden Grub

#20 Kaden Grub

5' 9"
Freshman
RB
Jimmy Thach

#23 Jimmy Thach

5' 8"
Senior
D
Constantinos Apostolos

Constantinos Apostolos

5' 11"
Junior
LB
Carlos Gallardo

#28 Carlos Gallardo

5' 7"
Junior
GK
Santiago Ballesteros

#8 Santiago Ballesteros

6' 1"
Freshman
F
Micah Rickard

#22 Micah Rickard

5' 7"
Junior
F
Marlon Arce

#7 Marlon Arce

6' 0"
Junior
MF
Jose Garcia

#19 Jose Garcia

5' 4"
Freshman
MF