Friday, August 25
Louisville, KY
4:30 PM
UC Irvine
0-1-0
1
at
2
Louisville
1-0-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Louisville | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Team Stats
UCI
LOU
Goals
1
2
Shots
5
14
Shots on Goal
2
5
Saves
3
1
Corners
2
11
Fouls
12
18
Scoring Plays
Ortiz, Mario (1)
Free kick from 19 yards into upper left
20:13
Adrien Cabon (1)
From 21 yards into upper right 90 after
24:53
Adrien Cabon (2)
From 14 yards into upper right 90 past c
28:17
Game Leaders
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
M
/ Men's Soccer
M
/ Men's Soccer
D/M
/ Men's SoccerM
/ Men's Soccer
GK
/ Men's Soccer
M
/ Men's Soccer
D
/ Men's Soccer
D
/ Men's Soccer
F
/ Men's Soccer
UC Irvine Unable to Hold Off No. 9 Louisville, 2-1
August 25, 2017 | Men's Soccer
LOUISVILLE, Ky. --- UC Irvine men's soccer got the season going in hostile Lynn Stadium, the home of No. 9 Louisville, and despite an early advantage, saw it disappear quickly and never could regain the lead dropping its season opener 2-1 Friday night.
The Cardinals (1-0) took control of the early going with the match's first four shots, but it was the Anteaters (0-1) who struck first. In the 21st minute, the Anteaters drew a foul just outside the box, and senior Mario Ortiz would lace home the set piece attempt for the 1-0 UCI lead.
Louisville awoke soon after knotting things up in the 25th minute. A failed clearance attempt fell to Adrien Cabon near the top of the box, and he slipped home a curler inside the right post making it 1-1. Cabon returned to the scoresheet in the 29th minute slipping behind the defense and firing a similar shot into the same side of the net to snag the 2-1 lead.
The score held into the half, and the Cardinals continued to pressure in the second half building a 14-5 shot advantage along with 11 corner kicks, but the 'Eaters had their chances including a couple tries on target that were turned aside. UCI had a waning opportunity in the final minute as Mario Ortiz's shot slid just high of the bar shoring up the 2-1 Cardinal win.
Anteater keeper Greg Patenaude stopped three shots in his UC Irvine debut. Joining him in making their debuts were five starters - Victor Falck, Erick Gallinar, Haakon Heltne, Jose Soto, and Alvaro Quezada. Ateno Ajeakwa and Lawrence Yamaguchi did so as reserves. UCI had a pair of shots on target, both from Mario Ortiz.
The 'Eaters still have a chance for a result in Kentucky with a final match on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. playing at Northern Kentucky.
The Cardinals (1-0) took control of the early going with the match's first four shots, but it was the Anteaters (0-1) who struck first. In the 21st minute, the Anteaters drew a foul just outside the box, and senior Mario Ortiz would lace home the set piece attempt for the 1-0 UCI lead.
Louisville awoke soon after knotting things up in the 25th minute. A failed clearance attempt fell to Adrien Cabon near the top of the box, and he slipped home a curler inside the right post making it 1-1. Cabon returned to the scoresheet in the 29th minute slipping behind the defense and firing a similar shot into the same side of the net to snag the 2-1 lead.
The score held into the half, and the Cardinals continued to pressure in the second half building a 14-5 shot advantage along with 11 corner kicks, but the 'Eaters had their chances including a couple tries on target that were turned aside. UCI had a waning opportunity in the final minute as Mario Ortiz's shot slid just high of the bar shoring up the 2-1 Cardinal win.
Anteater keeper Greg Patenaude stopped three shots in his UC Irvine debut. Joining him in making their debuts were five starters - Victor Falck, Erick Gallinar, Haakon Heltne, Jose Soto, and Alvaro Quezada. Ateno Ajeakwa and Lawrence Yamaguchi did so as reserves. UCI had a pair of shots on target, both from Mario Ortiz.
The 'Eaters still have a chance for a result in Kentucky with a final match on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. playing at Northern Kentucky.
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