Glendale, Ariz.- After playing to a 0-0 draw in the first half, Arizona Christian and Justice combined to score three goals in less than four minutes of second half play. Five different ACU players had a foot in tallying their three goals in the match.
MATCH INFO
Score: Arizona Christian 3, Justice 1
Records: Arizona Christian 2-2 | Justice- 0-1
Location: ACU Football Field, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ
STAT TRACKER
Jose Garcia - goal
Jake Dickinson - game winning goal
Edwin Meza - goal
Aiden Abbitt - assist
Isaac Blanco - assist
Emiliano Vega - 3 saves
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- A mere ten seconds into the match, Cristhian Flores released a shot in the box that was saved
- The action was just getting started as the first half shot tally of 11-7 favored the Firestorm
- Roughly 90 seconds into the second 45 minutes, Garcia started the scoring
- Following a foul outside the box, Abbitt quickly played a ball to a wide open Dickinson who buried the eventual game winner
- Less than 40 seconds later, Justice got was awarded a PK and were back within one on the make
- Despite their best efforts, Arizona Christian had chance after chance to claim an insurance goal but were not able to capitalize
- Closing in on seven minutes left in the contest, Blanco threaded the nettle to get Meza in behind the JC defense and Meza collected his second goal of the year
NEXT UP
Arizona Christian will take a two week break before jumping into GSAC action. The Firestorm will host Park-Gilbert to begin play in the rebranded GSAC on September 19 at 8:00 pm.
