CSUSM Suffers 1-0 Heartbreaker to Stanislaus
SAN MARCOS, Calif. – A late 88th-minute goal put Stanislaus State (7-4-5, 3-2-4 CCAA) past the Cal State San Marcos men's soccer team (4-7-5, 0-7-2 CCAA) by a score of 1-0 on Friday at The Cage.
GOALS
STAN – 88' Adrian Yepez (Assisted by Jacob Ramirez)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Scoreless after 45 minutes, the Warriors had the edge in shots (8-5), shots on goal (5-3) and corner kicks (3-2). A different Cougar took all five CSUSM shots.
- Still scoreless in the final minutes of the second half, Stanislaus' Jacob Ramirez kicked a pass in the middle of the box to Adrian Yepez, who put a low shot through traffic and into the right side of the goal to give the Warriors a 1-0 lead in the 88th minute.
- CSUSM led the second half in shots (10-8) and corner kicks (10-8).
QUICK KICKS
- The game ended with Stanislaus having the advantage in shots (16-15) and shots on goal (8-5) while both team took six corner kicks.
- CSUSM had possession for 58% of the match
- Ryan Meinardus led the Cougars with four shots while Tilo Andac had the Cougars' most shots on goal with two.
- The loss eliminated CSUSM from potentially playing in the CCAA Tournament.
UP NEXT
CSUSM will face No. 21 Chico State in its next-to-last game of the season on Sunday at 2 p.m. in The Cage.
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