Aliso Viejo, Calif.- Just 32 seconds into the 2024 ACU Men's Soccer season, Aiden Abbitt found the back of the net. Later in the half, Abbitt notched his second goal of the match. But Soka scored the game winner with less than four minutes left before the final whistle.
MATCH INFO
Score: Soka 3, Arizona Christian 2
Records: Arizona Christian 0-1 | Soka- 1-2
Location: Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo, CA
STAT TRACKER
Abbitt - 2 goals, 5 shots
Edwin Meza - 2 shots on goal
Jose Garcia - 2 shots, 1 on goal
Isaac Blanco - 2 shots
Emiliano Vega - 1 save
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- An errant pass from the Soka backline allowed Abbitt to get in behind and finish his first goal of the season just 32 second into the match
- Twenty-two minutes later, Soka tied the match at 1-1
- In the 37th minute, Abbitt earned his second goal of the match with a free kick that found the net
- Once again the Lions tied the score three minutes before the break (two first half goals on two shots)
- ACU had their chances for more thanks to 11 first half shots
- In the first 40 minutes of the second half, both teams required the keepers to make a save each
- Unfortunately, the last shot of the day proved to be the match winner for Soka
- Overall, ACU outshot Soka 14-7
THOUGHTS FROM COACH TED KRZYWIEKCI
"We played 60 minutes the way we wanted to play. There was a lot we liked today outside of the scoreline and a couple moments where we could have made better choices. Our guys have been working hard to implement our ideas and we have a lot of new faces. We are looking forward to getting back on the field, building match fitness, and improving next week."
NEXT UP
Next week, Arizona Christian will head up to Oregon for two matches hosted at Southern Oregon University. Thursday's match will find ACU squaring off with Northwest University at 3:00 pm.
