Felipe Cabrera Scores First Goal of the Season for the
Dons
(San Francisco) – USF men's soccer struggled and San
Diego capitalized capturing a 3-1 West Coast Conference victory on
a beautiful Sunday afternoon at Negoesco Stadium. The Dons (2-6-1,
0-2-0 WCC) could not keep up with the defending league champion
Toreros (4-4-1, 1-1-0 WCC) and dropped their third straight
match.
San Diego controlled the first half and held a dominating 13-5 shot
advantage in the period. The Toreros found the back of the net
first in the 35th minute as Marcello Carminatti slammed a feed from
Conor McFadden to the far post from 10 yards for lead. Patrick
Wallen made it 2-0 USD in the 49th minute winning a breakaway off
an assist from Stephen Posa.
USF showed signs of life in the first 20 minutes of the second half
and pressed the attack and out-shot San Diego 11-7 after the
intermission. Junior forward Felipe Cabrera scored his first goal
of the season off assists from senior midfielder Victor Cortez and
sophomore midfielder Vinny Caloiaro.
"Today for 90 minutes we were out-played, out-competed,
out-hustled and beaten to the ball by a much better USD
team," USF head coach Erik Visser said. "We were not
well prepared and didn't compete well. As head coach I was
very displeased with our overall performance and I take overall
responsibility for it. I am challenging the team to find a
mentality for the next couple games."
San Francisco would get no closer as Sergio Caranza punched in a
failed clearance in the box to make the score 3-1 Toreros.
San Diego finished with a 20-16 shots advantage and held a lead in
corner kicks 6-4.
Sophomore goalkeeper Brendan Roslund (1-5-1) suffered the loss for
the Dons and made five saves. Adam Campbell (2-0-0) collected the
win and made five saves for USD.
USF continues its rough stretch of the schedule and plays its third
game in six days Wednesday when it hosts Bay Area rival Saint
Mary's in WCC play. Match time against the Gaels is set for
7:00 PM at Negoesco Stadium. Live video streaming will be available
on USFDons.com courtesy of Yahoo Broadcast.
